Right ventricular perforation by a passive-fixation pacemaker lead two weeks after implantation

Myocardial perforation is a rare complication of permanent pacemaker implantation. While most of the perforations occur at the time of implantation or within the first 24 h, delayed myocardial perforations are very rare. The clinical course is extremely variable with some patients presenting complet...

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Main Authors: Azeem S. Sheikh, BSc, MBBS, FCPS, MRCP, Farazin Hosseini-Ardehali, Sajjad Mazhar, MBBS, MRCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427614000428

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