Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Associated With Abandoned Epicardial Defibrillator Patch

Anas Hamadeh; Nishi H Patel; James W Choi

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.04.046

Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Associated With Abandoned Epicardial Defibrillator Patch

Am J Cardiol. 2020 Aug 1:128:161-162. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.04.046. Epub 2020 May 15.

Authors

Anas Hamadeh¹, Nishi H Patel², James W Choi²

Affiliations

¹ Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Baylor Scott and White Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address: Anas.Hamadeh@bswhealth.org.
² Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Baylor Scott and White Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, Texas.

PMID: 32650913
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.04.046

Abstract

We describe an 84-year-old man who presented with hemoptysis and acute blood loss anemia due to a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP). The etiology of his PAP was thought to be an abandoned epicardial defibrillator patch that was implanted at age 55. To our knowledge, PAP has never been reported as a possible complication of an abandoned epicardial defibrillator patch.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anemia / etiology
Anemia / therapy
Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
Aneurysm, False / etiology
Aneurysm, False / surgery
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Blood Transfusion
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Endovascular Procedures
Foreign Bodies / complications
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Hemoptysis / etiology
Hemoptysis / surgery
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed