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...
Main Authors: | Mariko Fujimori, MD, Akira Sugimoto, MD, Takayuki Shimizu, MD, Takashi Tamura, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2007-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Arrhythmia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427607800081 |
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