| Literature DB >> 21874925 |
Luís Ferreira dos Santos1, Filipa Costa, Emanuel Correia, Bruno Rodrigues, Davide Moreira, Hugo Correia, Luís Nunes, João Pipa, António Costa, Lopes de Carvalho, Costa Cabral, Nuno Ribeiro, Ramos de Olival, Oliveira Santos.
Abstract
A 65-year-old woman with a dual-chamber pacemaker implanted in 2006 for symptomatic carotid sinus hypersensitivity was incidentally found to have loss of ventricular capture on routine pacemaker interrogation. A chest X-ray raised the suspicion of perforation and migration of the right ventricular lead, confirmed by three-dimensional echocardiogram and CT scan. On the basis of this case, we review myocardial lead perforation, including predisposing factors, pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnostic approach and therapeutic options.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 21874925
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Port Cardiol ISSN： 0870-2551 Impact factor: 1.374