Finders Keepers: A Case of the Rogue Pacing Wire

We report a middle-aged woman with frequent episodes of pre-syncope due to complete heart block. She had no previous history of anticoagulation or steroid therapy, and underwent temporary pacemaker insertion. In spite of only mild symptoms, she was found to have a right ventricle perforation on CT....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Malik, Asmara A, Malik, Jahanzeb
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7495961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32953332
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9823
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Sumario:We report a middle-aged woman with frequent episodes of pre-syncope due to complete heart block. She had no previous history of anticoagulation or steroid therapy, and underwent temporary pacemaker insertion. In spite of only mild symptoms, she was found to have a right ventricle perforation on CT. After placement of permanent lead, the patient was discharged home in a stable condition with no further complaints on follow-up.

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