Nonsurgical management of cardiac tamponade caused by a temporary pacemaker lead.
Right ventricular perforation secondary to temporary pacemaker lead, resulting in cardiac tamponade, is a rare but life-threatening complication. Surgery is usually the definitive management described for such cases. We describe successful sealing of such a perforation by percutaneous instillation of cyanoacrylate glue, through a guiding catheter in the pericardial sac at the perforation site.
Trehan
Vijay
V
Department of Cardiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Mehta
Vimal
V
Mukhopadhyay
Saibal
S
Yusuf
Jamal
J
Rastogi
Vishal
V
Yaduvanshi
Amitabh
A
Tyagi
Sanjay
S
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*
D003487:Cyanoacrylates