title: Pacemaker ventricular lead microdislodgement following a motor vehicle accident.
abstract: Pacemaker lead dislodgement can be defined as any lead position change, whether the functionality of the pacemaker is affected or not. Only dislodgements that provoke a malfunction in the pacing system, however, are clinically relevant. Lead dislodgement can be categorized as 'macro' or 'micro' dislodgement depending upon the presence of radiographic evidence. This case illustrates a case of lead microdislodgement after a low-impact motor vehicle accident. The lead tip was minimally displaced; enough to produce an increase in capture threshold and eventually loss of capture while keeping near normal lead impedance values. Review of the literature shows that ventricular lead dislodgement after a motor vehicle accident is a rare incidence and cause of pacemaker malfunction.
authors.affiliation: North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Catanzaro
authors.forename: Amgad N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Makaryus
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jadonath
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jadonath
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial