The Subtle Journey of a Right Atrial Lead

The Subtle Journey of a Right Atrial Lead

We report an unusual case of subacute right atrial perforation by a screw-in pacemaker lead that migrated into the right lung causing hemopneumothorax 2 weeks after the procedure. After transvenous simple manual traction and minithoracotomy repair of the right atrial wall, the lead was repositioned...

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Main Authors: Carola Gianni, MD, Robert C. Canby, MD, Alisara Anannab, MD, Domenico G. Della Rocca, MD, Andrea Natale, MD, Amin Al-Ahmad, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
atrial lead
cardiac pacemaker
hemothorax
perforation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920304812

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