title: Pacing lead fracture after a deceleration injury.
abstract: Acute pacemaker malfunction is potentially lethal. A high index of suspicion must be maintained in physicians caring for traumatized patients utilizing permanent pacing systems. We present a case of transvenous pacemaker lead fracture sustained in a vehicular deceleration injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Grieco
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Scanlon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pifarré
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery