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

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Alfred Kocher¹  Andreas Habertheuer¹  Dominik Wiedemann¹  Caesar Khazen¹  Martin Andreas¹  Claus Rath¹ 

[1] Division of Cardiac Surgery, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna A-1090, Austria

关键词: Chest X-ray;    Cardiac tamponade;    Lead perforation;    Lead malpositioning;    Pacemaker;   

Others  :  811202
DOI  :  10.1186/1749-8090-9-53

 received in 2013-05-17, accepted in 2014-03-11,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Rath et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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