title: Permanent pacemaker implanted into patient's left ventricle via subclavian artery by mistake: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although various iatrogenic complications could be observed in the process of permanent pacemaker implantation, pacemaker electrode mistakenly implanted into left ventricle via subclavian artery and aortic valve has not been reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  Herein, we reported a 71-year-old woman with permanent pacemaker mistakenly implanted into the left ventricle. During the operation of permanent pacemaker implantation, puncture was performed on her subclavian artery by mistake, and then the pacemaker electrode was put into the cardiac apex of left ventricle via ascending aorta reversely.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The further operation could be conducted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Jiaxing Cardiovascular Key Discipline, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, No. 1882 South Zhonghuan Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314000, China. tangguanmin111@126.com.
authors.forename: Guanmin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Jiaxing Cardiovascular Key Discipline, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, No. 1882 South Zhonghuan Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314000, China. zhaichanglin_zj@163.com.
authors.forename: Changlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Jiaxing Cardiovascular Key Discipline, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, No. 1882 South Zhonghuan Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314000, China. wangzhiyong_z@yeah.net.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Jiaxing Cardiovascular Key Discipline, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, No. 1882 South Zhonghuan Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314000, China. chenhao_chjx@126.com.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000601:surgery; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011677:Punctures; D012086:Reoperation; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery*