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Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Endocardial Pacing Complicated by Intercostal Muscle Twitching
Author(s) -
OGINOSAWA YASUSHI,
ABE HARUHIKO,
TAKEMASA HIROKO,
KOHNO RITSUKO
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.1540-8159.2005.50043.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular outflow tract , intercostal muscle , cardiology , outflow , anatomy , respiratory system , physics , meteorology
A recipient of a dual‐chamber pacing system, with a bipolar endocardial lead screwed into the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), developed intercostal muscle twitching. No lead perforation was identified. This observation suggests that meticulous attention should be paid to this potential complication when choosing the RVOT as a site of permanent endocardial pacing.