Arteriovenous fistula: a complication of cardiac pacemaker lead placement and its management with percutaneous embolization.
A right internal mammary artery to right brachiocephalic vein fistula was discovered following implantation of a permanent cardiac pacemaker. The fistula was closed via percutaneous embolization.
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Department of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California 92357.
Heywood
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Jacobson
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Smith
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography