title: Asymptomatic late migration of an atrial pacemaker lead into the right lung.
abstract: This report illustrates an unusual case of asymptomatic late cardiac perforation by an atrial pacemaker lead into the right lung. In the present case, the lead was explanted by simple manual traction through the device pocket without any complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4584-0903
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Schryver
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchandise
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, Unit of Cardiac and Thoracic Imaging, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Geoffrey C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Colin
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, Unit of Cardiac and Thoracic Imaging, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghaye
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jean-Benoît
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: le Polain de Waroux