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Accidental Transarterial Implantation of Dual Chamber Pacemaker Leads in the Left Ventricle and the Right Coronary Artery
Author(s) -
OVERBECK MATTHIAS,
KOLB CHRISTOF,
SCHMITT CLAUS,
SCHÖMIG ALBERT,
LANGE RÜDIGER
Publication year - 2005
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.1540-8159.2005.50015.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , cardiology , permanent pacemaker , accidental , artery , occlusion , right coronary artery , surgery , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , physics , acoustics
Implantation of permanent pacemaker systems is associated with a low rate of complications. The case of a 72‐year‐old woman is described who suffered from a cluster of complications related to permanent pacemaker implantation. Besides major bleeding, requiring transfusion and pneumothorax, malposition of both pacemaker leads in the arterial system occurred, with the atrial lead screwn into the right coronary artery, with subsequent occlusion of the vessel and the ventricle lead placed in the left ventricle.