Early left ventricular lead dislodgement related to hyperpnea respiration.
Left ventricular lead dislodgement remained a problem for cardiac resynchronization therapy and is one of the major causes of repeated procedures. We report a 30-year-old lady with possible left ventricular lead dislodgement related to hyperpnea respiration.
Chan
Joseph Y S
JY
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. jyschan@cuhk.edu.hk
Fung
Jeffery W H
JW
Yu
Cheuk-Man
CM
D000328:Adult; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000150:complications*; D009068:Movement; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics