(b)(6) male presents for upgrade to an upgrade to his pacemaker, with total venous occlusion.The leads were prepped with spectranetics lld's and a spectranetics tightrail was used to disrupt the adhesions using the lld as a traction platform.Approximately 35 minutes after the rv lead extraction, the patient lost blood pressure.A cardiac echo was performed and a cardiac tamponade was diagnosed.The surgeon was notified and a pericardiocentesis was performed.The patient was stabilized and transferred to surgery where he expired.This report is being made against the spectranetics lld as the traction platform.
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