Delayed right-ventricular perforation of a pacemaker lead

Jürgen Hörer; Albrecht Will; Christian Schreiber

doi:10.1007/s00246-011-9970-3

Delayed right-ventricular perforation of a pacemaker lead

Pediatr Cardiol. 2011 Jun;32(5):708-9. doi: 10.1007/s00246-011-9970-3. Epub 2011 Apr 7.

Authors

Jürgen Hörer¹, Albrecht Will, Christian Schreiber

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery and Radiology, German Heart Center Munich at the Technical University, 80636 Munich, Germany.

PMID: 21472375
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-9970-3

Abstract

We present a case of a migrated ventricular pacing lead after 1 month of implantation. Enhanced computed tomography allowed for the exact diagnosis. Defibrillator lead perforations are widely described. Although most pacemaker lead perforations are usually recognized during or shortly after implantation, late perforations can occur.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Device Removal
Echocardiography
Electrodes, Implanted / adverse effects*
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis*
Heart Injuries / diagnosis*
Heart Ventricles / injuries*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Pacemaker, Artificial*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult