Cardiac strangulation: An atypical complication from epicardial pacemaker leads in a newborn

Cardiac strangulation: An atypical complication from epicardial pacemaker leads in a newborn

We report a rare and serious complication of cardiac strangulation arising from the implantation of epicardial pacing leads in a newborn. Patient's follow-up 9-month postsurgery revealed compression under the pulmonary valve annulus by a pacemaker lead, causing progressive stenosis of the right...

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Main Authors: Nabil Tahhan, Papa Salmane Ba, Khaled Hadeed, Yves Dulac, Fabio Cuttone, Bertrand Leobon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Cardiac strangulation
epicardial leads
newborn
pacemaker
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2018;volume=11;issue=2;spage=191;epage=193;aulast=Tahhan

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