A Rare Cause of Cardiac Tamponade: Left Ventricular Pacemaker Malposition

A Rare Cause of Cardiac Tamponade: Left Ventricular Pacemaker Malposition

The malpositioning of a pacemaker lead is an uncommon under-Reported complication of pacemaker/ Automated Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (AICD) placement. It can be associated with complications such as pericardial tamponade. We describe a case of an elderly woman who developed cardiac tampo...

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Veröffentlicht in:The open cardiovascular imaging journal 2011, Vol.3 (1), p.1-3
1. Verfasser: Seethala, Srikanth
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The malpositioning of a pacemaker lead is an uncommon under-Reported complication of pacemaker/ Automated Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (AICD) placement. It can be associated with complications such as pericardial tamponade. We describe a case of an elderly woman who developed cardiac tamponade after inadvertent placement of a permanent pacing lead in the left ventricle.
ISSN:1876-5386
1876-5386
DOI:10.2174/1876538601103010001