title: Inadvertent implantation of pacemaker lead in the left ventricle: kill two birds with one stone.
abstract: We report an asymptomatic patient in whom the intravenous pacemaker (PM) lead was inadvertently implanted in LV through the perforated interventricular septum. He had no embolic events during the last 9 years after the implantation. Possible explanation of the uncomplicated follow-up period is that the patient had been taking warfarin because of mechanical mitral valve prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ugur Onsel
authors.initials: UO
authors.lastname: Turk
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esref
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Izmir University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Istemihan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tengiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Izmir University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ercan
keywords: Anticoagulant; Embolization; Pacemaker