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Patient date of birth unavailable.Patient weight unavailable.However, patient's body mass index (bmi) is reported as 30.4.Device lot# and expiration date unavailable.Device manufacture date unavailable.Özkartal, tardu, et al.¿new onset of phrenic nerve palsy after laser-assisted transvenous lead extraction: a single-centre experience.¿ ep europace, 2018, doi:10.1093/europace/euy044.
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This event is documented as part of a literature review completed by clinical department at spectranetics (spnc).Spnc was made aware of this information on (b)(6) 2018.The february 2018 article from the european society of cardiology entitled, "new onset of phrenic nerve palsy after laser-assisted transvenous lead extraction: a single-centre experience", documented a new onset of phrenic nerve palsy (pnp) after laser-assisted transvenous lead extraction in five patients, confirmed by a newly elevated hemidiaphragm after extraction; all the patients who exhibited pnp were referred for lead extraction between january 2009 and september 2012, with actual procedure date unknown, so is populated as 1st of january, 2009.Patient had a right ventricular (rv) lead extracted using an sls device.After a broad diagnostic workup, including echocardiography and repeated reprogramming of the device, a chest x-ray revealed an ipsilateral elevation of the hemidiaphragm allowing the diagnosis of pnp.Patient had experienced atypical chest pain, diagnosed with pnp after two weeks.Symptoms improved gradually and disappeared within 3-6 months without necessity of any treatment.
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