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Figure 26.  Lateral view of the chest in an elderly patient shows a mitral annuloplasty ring (black arrow) and a dual-lead cardiac pacemaker. Sternal wires, surgical clips, and ECG leads are also present. The sternal wires are used to close a sternal dehiscence. The patient has both horizontal sternal wires and vertical intercostal wires (white arrows).