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“The attack of the 52 cm lead”: An unusual case of late cardiac perforation by a passive-fixation permanent pacemaker lead

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 115; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.064

1874-1754

Marcellus Francis L Ramirez, Chi Keong Ching, Kah Leng Ho, Wee Siong Teo,

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

We report a case of right ventricular perforation by a passive-tined permanent pacemaker lead detected 1 month after implantation. The pacemaker lead was seen to perforate through the myocardium and pericardium and moving freely in the mediastinum with no evidence of pericardial effusion. Extraction was uneventful.