"The attack of the 52 cm lead": an unusual case of late cardiac perforation by a passive-fixation permanent pacemaker lead

Marcellus Francis Ramirez; Chi Keong Ching; Kah Leng Ho; Wee Siong Teo

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.064

"The attack of the 52 cm lead": an unusual case of late cardiac perforation by a passive-fixation permanent pacemaker lead

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Jan 31;115(1):e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.064. Epub 2006 Aug 9.

Authors

Marcellus Francis Ramirez, Chi Keong Ching, Kah Leng Ho, Wee Siong Teo

PMID: 16901560
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.064

Abstract

We report a case of right ventricular perforation by a passive-tined permanent pacemaker lead detected 1 month after implantation. The pacemaker lead was seen to perforate through the myocardium and pericardium and moving freely in the mediastinum with no evidence of pericardial effusion. Extraction was uneventful.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Electrodes, Implanted / adverse effects*
Female
Heart Injuries / etiology*
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Sick Sinus Syndrome / therapy