Delayed perforation of the right ventricle as a complication of permanent cardiac pacing - is following the guidelines always the right choice? Non-standard treatment - a case report and literature review

Kardiol Pol. 2010 Mar;68(3):357-61.

Abstract

A case of a delayed perforation of the right ventricle by the pacemaker lead in a 67-year-old woman is presented. Perforation, mimicking stenocardial symptoms, was incidentally diagnosed on a computed tomography chest scan. Percutaneous lead extraction was successfully performed, with simultaneous implantation of a new pacemaker lead.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / adverse effects
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Device Removal
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Female
  • Guideline Adherence*
  • Heart Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Heart Injuries / etiology*
  • Heart Ventricles / injuries*
  • Humans
  • Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
  • Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pericardial Effusion / etiology
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed