Diaphragmatic Stimulation: A case of Atrial Lead Dislodgement and Right Atrium perforation

Diaphragmatic Stimulation: A case of Atrial Lead Dislodgement and Right Atrium perforation

We report a 48 year old male who presented with diaphragmatic stimulation. The biventricular implantable cardioverter and defibrillator (CRT-D) was implanted two weeks before admission and active fixation lead caused perforation of the right atrial wall. Echocardiography did not demonstrate per...

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Main Authors: Namazi MH, Karbasi-Afshar R, Safi M, Serati AR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-04-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
Subjects:
diaphragmatic stimulation
atrial pacing lead dislodgement
right atrium perforation
Online Access:http://www.ipej.org/0802/serati.htm

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