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Successful management of late right ventricular perforation after pacemaker implantation

Case report

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Authors: Amir K Bigdeli, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Ingo Kaczmarek, et al

Published Date January 2010 Volume 2010:6 Pages 27 - 30
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S8470

Amir K Bigdeli1, Andres Beiras-Fernandez1, Ingo Kaczmarek1, Christian Kowalski2, Michael Schmoeckel1, Bruno Reichart1

1Department of Cardiac Surgery, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Abstract: Complications of pacemaker implantation include myocardial perforation, venous thrombosis, vegetations of the tricuspid valve or pacing lead, and tricuspid regurgitation. We report a patient presenting with a case of delayed ventricular lead perforation through the right ventricle. The lead was uneventfully extracted under transesophageal echocardiographic observation in the operating room with cardiac surgery backup.

Keywords: pacemaker, lead perforation, complication
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