title: Cerebral embolism due to left ventricular pacemaker lead: removal with cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: Malposition of a cardiac pacemaker lead within the left ventricle represents a source of early and late thromboembolic complications. We report a case of cerebral embolism, caused by an inadvertently misplaced left ventricular electrode, occurring 3 years after implantation. The lead was removed via a transaortic approach with extracorporeal circulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liebold
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aebert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muscholl
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic