An apparatus including a pledget and an anchor disposed through the pledget in a manner to form a loop over a surface of the pledget, wherein the anchor comprises electrically conductive material. A kit including a pledget an anchor of an electrically conductive material including at least one end having a structure capable of puncturing myocardial tissue and a heart wire. A method including placing an electrically conductive portion of a heart wire between a pledget and an anchor coupling the pledget to a heart of a patient and establishing conductive contact between the anchor and the heart wire. An advantage of the apparatus and method is that an anchor may be placed in healthy myocardial tissue and a heart wire electrically connected to the anchor may be removed with minimal risk of bleeding.
