Hiccup as a result of late lead perforation: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Pacemaker (PM) lead perforation is a rare complication with an incidence of <1%. Late lead perforation is defined as the perforation of a device lead through the myocardium more than 1 month after implantation. It is a subcategory of overall lead perforation and it has been described in several case reports. In the current paper, we present two cases with late partial lead perforation developing after the PM implantation.
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, General Tevfik Sagalam Street, 06018 Etlik-Ankara, Turkey. benturgay@yahoo.com
Turgay
T
Celik
Sedat
S
Kose
Baris
B
Bugan
Atila
A
Iyisoy
Veysel
V
Akgun
Faruk
F
Cingoz
D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006606:Hiccup / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*