Vol 68, No 3 (2010)
Invasive electrophysiology
Published online: 2010-04-23

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Delayed perforation of the right ventricle as a complication of permanent cardiac pacing – is following the guidelines always the right choice? Non-standard treatment - a case report and literature review

Anna Rydlewska, Barbara Małecka, Andrzej Ząbek, Piotr Klimeczek, Jacek Lelakowski, Mieczysław Pasowicz, Marek Czajkowski, Andrzej Kutarski
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.79823
Kardiol Pol 2010;68(3):357-361.

Abstract

A case of a delayed perforation of the right ventricle by the pacemaker lead in a 67-year-old woman is presented. Perforation, mimicking stenocardial symptoms, was incidentally diagnosed on a computed tomography chest scan. Percutaneous lead extraction was successfully performed, with simultaneous implantation of a new pacemaker lead.

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