Fig. 7
From: Strains of a virtuoso: pacemaker infection and ventricular tachycardia in a violinist
Panel A: Extraction process of the right ventricular pacing lead. The lead is unscrewed from the myocardial tissue by rotating it counterclockwise and then gently pulled out of the body. Panel B: Extraction process of the right atrial pacing lead. After the right ventricular lead has been removed, the right atrial lead is similarly rotated counterclockwise to disengage it from the atrial myocardial tissue and then carefully pulled out of the body. The blue arrows in both panels indicate the direction in which the leads are being pulled out of the body