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.

Authors :: Rydlewska A
Małecka B
Zabek A
Klimeczek P
Lelakowski J
Pasowicz M
Czajkowski M
Kutarski A
Source :: Kardiologia polska [Kardiol Pol] 2010 Mar; Vol. 68 (3), pp. 357-61.
Publication Year :: 2010
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.

Subjects :: Aged
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial adverse effects
Delayed Diagnosis
Device Removal
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Pericardial Effusion diagnosis
Pericardial Effusion etiology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Diagnostic Errors
Guideline Adherence
Heart Injuries diagnosis
Heart Injuries etiology
Heart Ventricles injuries
Pacemaker, Artificial adverse effects

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