"The attack of the 52 cm lead": an unusual case of late cardiac perforation by a passive-fixation permanent pacemaker lead.
We report a case of right ventricular perforation by a passive-tined permanent pacemaker lead detected 1 month after implantation. The pacemaker lead was seen to perforate through the myocardium and pericardium and moving freely in the mediastinum with no evidence of pericardial effusion. Extraction was uneventful.
Ramirez
Marcellus Francis
MF
Ching
Chi Keong
CK
Ho
Kah Leng
KL
Teo
Wee Siong
WS
D000368:Aged; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000628:therapy