‘Spear’ through the right ventricle: pericardial tamponade caused by delayed pacemaker lead-related perforation of a normal thickness free wall which was managed percutaneously using the same lead

‘Spear’ through the right ventricle: pericardial tamponade caused by delayed pacemaker lead-related perforation of a normal thickness free wall which was managed percutaneously using the same lead

Learning points Pacemaker-related perforation, although uncommon, can happen in patients without obvious risk factors and can present with a life-threatening pericardial tamponade which can occur as late as after 3 months as happened in this case.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2014-01, Vol.2014, p.bcr2013202665
Hauptverfasser: Vasavada, Apurva, Vinchurkar, Mahesh, Agrawal, Navin, Parekh, Pritesh
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Asia
Atrioventricular Block - therapy
Cardiac Tamponade - diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - surgery
Catheters
Echocardiography
Electrodes, Implanted - adverse effects
Emergencies
Endocardium - injuries
Endocardium - surgery
Fluoroscopy
Heart Ventricles - injuries
Heart Ventricles - surgery
Humans
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Indian Sub-Continent
Male
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects
Pericardiocentesis
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:Learning points Pacemaker-related perforation, although uncommon, can happen in patients without obvious risk factors and can present with a life-threatening pericardial tamponade which can occur as late as after 3 months as happened in this case.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-202665