title: Transmyocardial voyage of a temporary epicardial lead: an unusual long-term complication.
abstract: Although the majority of temporary epicardial leads used during cardiac surgery are removed in the perioperative period, occasionally, the wires are cut and allowed to retract into the subcutaneous tissue. Complications arising from such retained epicardial wires are rare. We present a case of transmyocardial migration of a retained epicardial wire through the right ventricular myocardium into the pulmonary artery in a patient who had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery 13 years ago. We describe the presentation and successful management of this case.
authors.affiliation: University of Toledo-Cardiology, Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA.
authors.forename: Mujeeb
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bruhl
authors.forename: Shuab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schwaan
authors.forename: Blair
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grubb
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Yousuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanjwal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome