Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2963798 | Journal of Cardiology | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryThis report describes an asymptomatic case of atrial lead perforation which developed 5 years after pacemaker implantation. Although retrospective findings of computed tomography showed a screw-in atiral lead had already perforated 9 months after the implantation, the lead protrusion on chest X-rays and pacing failure had not been noticed until another 3 years later. At first, this complication was managed conservatively, however, a lead perforation progressively developed and, as a result, open surgery was performed to remove the lead. We therefore should be aware of the potential occurrence of a progressive protrusion of a perforated lead.
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Authors
Kenji Sadamatsu, Naofumi Enomoto, Miyako Tsuji, Hideki Tashiro,