title: Left hemothorax: an unusual complication of delayed right ventricular perforation by a permanent pacemaker lead.
abstract: Cardiac ventricle perforation by a pacemaker (PM) lead is an uncommon complication of PM implantation. We report a patient with a delayed right ventricular perforation from a permanent PM lead which presented as a left hemothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. marek.pojar@centrum.cz
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pojar
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vobornik
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Novy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries*; D010994:Pleura / Q000293:injuries*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene