title: Acute left hemothorax as a late complication of an active-fixation pacemaker lead.
abstract: Perforation and migration of pacemaker electrodes into the pleural cavity is a rare event. We report the clinical course and surgical treatment of massive acute hemothorax resulting from intercostal artery laceration, caused by a retained active-fixation pacing lead implanted 10 months earlier.
authors: Department of Cardiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. forleo@me.com
authors: Giovanni B
authors: GB
authors: Forleo
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Zeitani
authors: Tommaso
authors: T
authors: Perretta
authors: Domenico G
authors: DG
authors: Della Rocca
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Santini
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Simonetti
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Romeo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed