Inadvertent Lead Placement In The Left Ventricle: A Case Report And Brief Review

Inadvertent lead placement in the left ventricle (LV) is an uncommon and often under-diagnosed complication of cardiac device implantation. Thromboembolic (TE) events are common and usually secondary to fibrosis or thrombus formation on or around the lead. Anticoagulation can prevent TE events. Perc...

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Autores principales: McManus, David D, Mattei, Mary-Lee, Rose, Karen, Rashkin, Jason, Rosenthal, Lawrence S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Heart Rhythm Society 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2705321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19652735
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Sumario:Inadvertent lead placement in the left ventricle (LV) is an uncommon and often under-diagnosed complication of cardiac device implantation. Thromboembolic (TE) events are common and usually secondary to fibrosis or thrombus formation on or around the lead. Anticoagulation can prevent TE events. Percutaneous and surgical LV lead extractions have been performed successfully, but the risks of percutaneous lead removal are not well-defined. In this report, we describe a case of inadvertent LV lead placement and briefly review the contemporary literature.

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