title: Cerebral embolism due to a retained pacemaker lead: a case report.
abstract: There are only a few reported cases of a pacemaker lead migrating inadvertently into the left atrium or ventricle. An unusual complication of unremoved, unwanted pacemaker lead is presented. The free tip of the lead caused cerebral embolism after perforating the interatrial septum.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Imre Haynal University of Health Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bányai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komáromy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pintér
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Préda
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture