An Unusual Cause of Cerebral Embolism: PFO-Straddling, Spontaneously Fractured Pacemaker Lead

We report an exceptionally rare complication of cardiac pacing: a case of spontaneous fracture of a modern bipolar pacing lead that led to migration across a patent foramen ovale into the left atrium and embolic stroke. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Voukalis, Christos, Ionescu, Adrian, Barry, James, Margulescu, Andrei D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Imaging Vignette
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9334140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35912334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.05.003
Descripción
Sumario:We report an exceptionally rare complication of cardiac pacing: a case of spontaneous fracture of a modern bipolar pacing lead that led to migration across a patent foramen ovale into the left atrium and embolic stroke. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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