Perforation by permanent pacemaker lead: how late can they occur?
Perforation by permanent pacemaker lead is rare but does occur. Usually perforations happen  soon after the procedure, mostly within one year. But rarely, they occur late. We report a case of  delayed perforation by passive fixation lead 33 weeks after the implantation in a patient with  no comorbidities. The patient remained asymptomatic regarding the perforation except for  having the features of pacing failure.
B M Birla Heart Research Centre Cardiology, Kolkata, India. azizul1234@hotmail.com
Md Azizul
MA
Haque
Suvanan
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Roy
Bhabatosh
B
Biswas
D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome