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Right Pneumothorax Resulting from an Endocardial Screw‐In Atrial Lead in an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator System
Author(s) -
OGINOSAWA YASUSHI,
ABE HARUHIKO,
NAKASHIMA YASUHIDE
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.01278.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , pneumothorax , pericardial effusion , cardiology , lead (geology) , defibrillation , effusion , surgery , geomorphology , geology
OGINOSAWA, Y., et al. : Right Pneumothorax Resulting from an Endocardial Screw‐In Atrial Lead in an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator System. This report describes a rare case of a patient undergoing implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator in whom a right pneumothorax resulting from an endocardial screw‐in atrial lead was observed. Pericardial effusion, substantial changes in lead impedance, and pacing and sensing thresholds were not observed. Pneumothorax disappeared spontaneously and has not reoccurred during follow‐up with conservative therapy alone.