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Lead Fracture and Free‐Wall Perforation in a Patient with an Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator
Author(s) -
KWON OSUNG,
KANG SE HUN,
PARK HYUN WOO,
CHOI SUK WON,
KIM SUNGHWAN,
KIM KIHUN,
JIN EUNSUN,
NAM GIBYOUNG
Publication year - 2012
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.1540-8159.2010.02956.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , perforation , lead (geology) , complication , fracture (geology) , surgery , disconnection , cardiology , metallurgy , punching , materials science , geotechnical engineering , geomorphology , political science , law , engineering , geology
Intracardiac lead fracture or free‐wall perforation is a rare complication of implantable defibrillators. Complete disconnection of the fractured electrode has not been reported yet. Here, we report a case of lead fracture/disconnection and free‐wall perforation, which occurred consecutively in a patient. (PACE 2012; 35:e167–e169)