Vol 70, No 5 (2012)
Invasive electrophysiology
Published online: 2012-05-23

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Iatrogenic left lateral thoracic artery injury during pacemaker implantation successfully treated with stentgraft implantation

Roman Steckiewicz, Dariusz A. Kosior, Przemysław Stolarz, Elżbieta Świętoń, Marcin Grabowski, Rafał Maciąg, Małgorzata Andrzejewska, Jarosław Świątek, Piotr Kołodziej
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.78913
Kardiol Pol 2012;70(5):537-539.

Abstract

Left lateral thoracic artery iatrogenic injury is a rare complication during pacemaker implantation procedure. We present a case, where this complication occurred and was followed with massive tissue and pleural haemorrhage. The injury was successfully sealed with stentgraft device without any complications.

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