Left Phrenic Nerve Stimulation Due to Breakage of the Endocardial Right Ventricular Lead at the Costoclavicular Ligament

Left Phrenic Nerve Stimulation Due to Breakage of the Endocardial Right Ventricular Lead at the Costoclavicular Ligament

A 78-year-old man with a permanent pacemaker (PM) implanted in his left prepectoral area reported twitches in his left lateral abdominal region. Chest X-rays revealed a broken right atrial (RA) lead and a fracture of the right ventricular (RV) lead at the left costoclavicular ligament. The electroca...

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Main Authors: Mariko Fujimori, MD, Akira Sugimoto, MD, Takayuki Shimizu, MD, Takashi Tamura, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Electric current leak
Extrathoracic approach
Twitching
Lead fracture
Subclavian crush syndrome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427607800081

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