Zencir C.Selvi M.Elbi H.Cetin M.Gungor H.Akgullu C.Badak M.I.2025-04-102025-04-102015http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/48995A 66-year-old patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy underwent transvenous extraction of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The distal part of the electrode was broken during manual traction through the left subclavian vein. In the present case, we showed a rare complication of transvenous lead extraction and its management. © 2015 Cardiological Society of India.Removal of the broken part of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator's electrode causing pulmonary embolism via femoral veinArticle10.1016/j.ihj.2015.06.004