Pacemaker lead malposition in the left atrial roof is masked by normal pacing thresholds

Pacemaker lead malpositioning with subsequent cardiac tamponade is a rare, but serious adverse event. We herein report a case of pacemaker lead malpositioning in a 76-year old female caucasian patient. The lead was malpositioned into the roof of the left atrium after perforation of the superior vena...

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Autores principales: Rath, Claus, Andreas, Martin, Khazen, Caesar, Wiedemann, Dominik, Habertheuer, Andreas, Kocher, Alfred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3994474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24650143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-9-53
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Sumario:Pacemaker lead malpositioning with subsequent cardiac tamponade is a rare, but serious adverse event. We herein report a case of pacemaker lead malpositioning in a 76-year old female caucasian patient. The lead was malpositioned into the roof of the left atrium after perforation of the superior vena cava, resulting in cardiac tamponade. After fast surgical revision and an uneventful post-operative period, the patient was discharged in excellent condition.

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