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Successful Leadless Pacemaker Implantation After Lead Extraction in a Patient With Ventricular Septal Defect Patch

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Introduction: Lead extraction and reimplantation in adult congenital heart disease (CHD) patients is challenging due to anatomical complexity. Case: A 76-year-old man with prior ventricular septal defect (VSD) patch repair and pacemaker implantation developed a device infection. Complete transvenous lead extraction (TLE) was achieved using laser and mechanical sheaths. A leadless pacemaker (Aveir VR) was implanted at the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) using pre-fixation mapping to avoid the VSD patch. Conclusion: This case illustrates the effectiveness of pre-mapping in achieving safe reimplantation of a leadless pacemaker after TLE in complex CHD anatomy.

Source: Journal of Arrhythmia

DOI: 10.1002/joa3.70231