title: "The attack of the 52 cm lead": an unusual case of late cardiac perforation by a passive-fixation permanent pacemaker lead.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Marcellus Francis
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Chi Keong
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ching
authors.forename: Kah Leng
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Wee Siong
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Teo
mesh_terms: 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