Fatal left internal mammary artery graft to subclavian vein fistula complicating dual-chamber pacemaker implantation.
We describe the case of a 75-year-old woman with an iatrogenic fistula between a left internal mammary artery graft to the left anterior descending coronary artery and the left subclavian vein that developed after implantation of a dual-chamber pacemaker.
García-Bolao
Ignacio
I
Arrhythmia Unit, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinic and School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Macías
Alfonso
A
Moreno
Jose
J
Martín
Ana
A
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*