Lead fracture and free-wall perforation in a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
Intracardiac lead fracture or free-wall perforation is a rare complication of implantable defibrillators. Complete disconnection of the fractured electrode has not been reported yet. Here, we report a case of lead fracture/disconnection and free-wall perforation, which occurred consecutively in a patient.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Osung
O
Kwon
Se Hun
SH
Kang
Hyun Woo
HW
Park
Suk Won
SW
Choi
Sung-Hwan
SH
Kim
Ki-Hun
KH
Kim
Eun-Sun
ES
Jin
Gi-Byoung
GB
Nam
D000328:Adult; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control