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Dislodgement of Atrial Lead of the CRT‐D System and Its Migration into the Pocket Presenting as Its Absence on Chest X‐Ray
Author(s) -
BHARGAVA KARTIKEYA,
KLER TARLOCHAN SINGH
Publication year - 2007
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.1540-8159.2007.00715.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lead (geology) , cardiology , geology , geomorphology
Lead dislodgement and migration is a known complication after implantation of cardiac rhythm devices. We present a case of dislodgement of atrial lead of the CRT‐D system and its migration into the device pocket. The device itself had rotated by 90° but the right and left ventricular leads were not at all affected. The case is unique because the lead had coiled up and was lying behind the device in the pocket and hence was not even seen on a chest x‐ray .