title: A case of dislodged atrial screw-in lead with migration to the ventricle 1 year postoperatively.
abstract: We report a rare case of a 53-year-old woman with a dislodged atrial screw-in lead that migrated to the ventricle 1 year after pacemaker implantation. While such an event is quite unusual, we should be aware of its possibility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. ynkzt@med.juntendo.ac.jp
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakazato
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakata
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012086:Reoperation