| Literature DB >> 22108939 |
Anthony Alozie1, Bernd Westphal, Can Yerebakan, Gustav Steinhoff.
Abstract
A frequently underdiagnosed complication of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead implantation is the unintentional advancement of the leads into the systemic circulation. We report a case encountered in our clinic in a 70-year old man evaluated in a neighbouring clinic with symptoms of transient ischaemic attack with initially unclear aetiology. Posterior-anterior chest X-rays suggested that the lead was in the left heart. This finding was confirmed by transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22108939 PMCID: PMC3420274 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr033
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285