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- Title
Aortic Perforation by Active-Fixation Atrial Pacing Lead: An Unusual but Serious Complication.
- Authors
Di Marco, Andrea; Nuñez, Elaine; Osorio, Karina; Dallaglio, Paolo; Anguera, Ignasi; Toscano, Jacobo; Sabaté, Xavier; Cequier, Angel
- Abstract
The article describes the case of an old man who experienced aortic perforation as a sequela to the implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator. He experienced cardiac tamponade and needed urgent open-chest surgery six hours after the procedure. Also discussed are the heart failure that complicated the patient's postoperative course and aortic perforation by a pacemaker lead as a very rare and life-threatening event.
- Subjects
AORTA injuries; CARDIAC pacing; DEFIBRILLATORS
- Publication
Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2014, Vol 41, Issue 3, p327
- ISSN
1526-6702
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.14503/THIJ-13-3219