A “long-standing” malpositioned pacing lead. Long-term follow-up after extraction

A “long-standing” malpositioned pacing lead. Long-term follow-up after extraction

Transvenous pacemaker (PM) catheters can be unintentionally placed in the left ventricle (LV) during the implantation procedure. An 8-year-old girl was discovered with a malpositioned pm wire, seven years after the implant. Trans-thoracic echocardiogram revealed the lead traversing the inter-atrial...

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Main Authors: Berardo Sarubbi, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Flavia Fusco, Enrico Melillo, Michele D'Alto, Maria Giovanna Russo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-09-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Subjects:
Congenital AV block
pacemaker malposition
surgical extraction.
Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/927
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Summary:Transvenous pacemaker (PM) catheters can be unintentionally placed in the left ventricle (LV) during the implantation procedure. An 8-year-old girl was discovered with a malpositioned pm wire, seven years after the implant. Trans-thoracic echocardiogram revealed the lead traversing the inter-atrial septum, crossing the mitral valve and embedded in the basal lateral wall of the LV. This is a report of a 14-year long follow-up after the surgical extraction of the malpositioned PM lead.
ISSN:1122-0643
2532-5264

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