Pneumopericardium and Pneumomediastinum After Implantation of a Cardiac Resynchronization Pacemaker

A patient with previous coronary artery bypass grafting developed an iatrogenic pneumothorax, along with pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum, after elective implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker. There was no evidence of lead perforation, and the patient remained well and...

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Published in:	JACC: Case Reports
Main Authors:	Peregrine G. Green, MA(Oxon), BM BCh, Neil Herring, MA(Oxon), BM BCh, DPhil
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2019-10-01
Subjects:	complication fistula pacemaker pneumomediastinum pneumopericardium
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919302955