title: Late right ventricular perforation after permanent pacemaker implantation: how far can the lead go?
abstract: This case report describes the incredible dislocation of a right ventricular lead 1 month after pacemaker implantation. The lead's tip was found in the subcutaneous fat beneath the left breast. Extraction was uneventful. The key steps in the diagnosis and management of this rare complication are discussed.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Charleroi University Hospital, Belgium.
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Sanoussi
authors: Badih
authors: B
authors: El Nakadi
authors: Ines
authors: I
authors: Lardinois
authors: Yasmine
authors: Y
authors: De Bruyne
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Joris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*