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Intracardiac Coiling of Permanent Atrial Leads
Author(s) -
LÓPEZGIL MARÍA,
GOICOLEA ANTONIO,
BARBERO JOSÉ MARÍA,
CHICOTE RAMIRO,
COSIO FRANCISCO G.
Publication year - 1990
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 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1990.tb02019.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , ligature , ventricle , fixation (population genetics) , fibrous joint , cardiology , surgery , right atrium , atrium (architecture) , atrial fibrillation , population , environmental health
We have observed intracardiac movement of permanently implanted atrial pacing leads in two patients with AAI pacemakers. This resulted in looping of the lead body into (he right atrium and ventricle, without displacement of the tip or changes in the pacing or sensing thresholds. At surgery only a single fixation ligature was found and allowed sliding of the lead through the suture sheath, in both cases. The position was corrected by gently pulling the lead. Multiple ligature fixation may avoid this complication.