title: Delayed right-ventricular perforation of a pacemaker lead.
abstract: We present a case of a migrated ventricular pacing lead after 1 month of implantation. Enhanced computed tomography allowed for the exact diagnosis. Defibrillator lead perforations are widely described. Although most pacemaker lead perforations are usually recognized during or shortly after implantation, late perforations can occur.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery and Radiology, German Heart Center Munich at the Technical University, 80636 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hörer
authors.forename: Albrecht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Will
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schreiber
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal; D004452:Echocardiography; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult