Ghost”, a Well-Known but Not Fully Explained Echocardiographic Finding during Transvenous Lead Extraction
Clinical Significance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15467320 |
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| Authors | Dorota Nowosielecka (0000-0002-2441-3876, John Paul II Hospital, corresponding author), Wojciech Jacheć (0000-0002-1091-9788, Medical University of Silesia), Anna Polewczyk (0000-0002-6632-6551, Jan Kochanowski University), Łukasz Tułecki (John Paul II Hospital), Paweł Stefańczyk (0000-0002-4106-3804, John Paul II Hospital), Andrzej Kutarski (0000-0003-3990-1028, Medical University of Lublin) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 12542-12542 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph191912542 |
| PMID | 36231841 |
| OpenAlex | W4303696531 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
The degree of growth and maturation of scar tissue surrounding the lead was the strongest factor leading to the development of both types of ghosts. The presence of either form of ghost did not affect long-term survival even after TLE indicated for infection
Chromatography · Clinical significance · Extraction (chemistry · Lead (geology · Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments · Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias · Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies · Chemistry · Medicine · Geology · Internal Medicine · Paleontology
| Highly cited | No |
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