title: Acute pericardial tamponade due to screw-in atrial lead heart perforation.
abstract: A case of peri-procedural perforation of right atrium following the implantation of atrial screw-in lead in a 74-year-old man is reported. The perforation caused acute pericardial tamponade and worsening of the patient's clinical and haemodynamic conditions. Urgent surgical intervention with lead extraction was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ha Emek Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel. antonelli_dante@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dante
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: Jorge E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Schliamser
authors.forename: Arie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Militianu
authors.forename: Yoav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Turgeman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome