title: An unusual way to diagnose asymptomatic right ventricular perforation by a temporary endocardial pacing electrode.
abstract: Right ventricular perforation by a temporary endocardial pacing electrode can be fatal and needs to be detected promptly. This usually symptomatic situation is diagnosed by X-ray or echocardiographic findings. We present the case of a patient with an asymptomatic right ventricular perforation, in whom serial electrocardiograms enabled us to detect the displacement of the right ventricular lead.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deprez
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blommaert
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Roy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004566:Electrodes / Q000009:adverse effects; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*