The pacing leads are the most fragile part of the artificial cardiac stimulation systems, being responsible for the majority of complications. The removal of transvenous pacing leads has always been a challenge, and for a long time the percutaneous removal was reserved for the most recently implanted leads and thoracotomy was the best option for the older cases. Since the 1990s, several tools for removing leads have been developed, such as: special stainless steel guide wires with locks (locking stylet), […]