Cases of Azygous Coil Extraction

Procedural and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing extraction or removal of azygous coils are not well characterized. Evaluate outcomes in patients who undergo device extraction with an azygous coil in situ. Patients undergoing extraction with an azygous coil in situ between May 2015 and January 2021 were included in this retrospective single-center analysis. Outcomes included procedural success, use of laser and mechanical cutting tools during the procedure, procedural complications, and mortality. We identified 2 patients undergoing device extraction with an azygous coil in situ with a dwell time greater than 12 months. The patients were male, aged 73 and 83 years. Both had a history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, heart failure (ejection fractions