Asymptomatic Late Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Lead into the Right Lung

This report illustrates an unusual case of asymptomatic late cardiac perforation by an atrial pacemaker lead into the right lung. In the present case, the lead was explanted by simple manual traction through the device pocket without any complications.

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Main Authors: Nicolas De Schryver, Sebastien Marchandise, Geoffrey C. Colin, Benoît Ghaye, Jean-Benoît le Polain de Waroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/145917
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spelling doaj-art-1505741950ad4055bf20522b8f36050e2025-08-20T03:54:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122014-01-01201410.1155/2014/145917145917Asymptomatic Late Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Lead into the Right LungNicolas De Schryver0Sebastien Marchandise1Geoffrey C. Colin2Benoît Ghaye3Jean-Benoît le Polain de Waroux4Division of Cardiology, Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumDivision of Cardiology, Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumDivision of Radiology, Unit of Cardiac and Thoracic Imaging, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumDivision of Radiology, Unit of Cardiac and Thoracic Imaging, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumDivision of Cardiology, Unit of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumThis report illustrates an unusual case of asymptomatic late cardiac perforation by an atrial pacemaker lead into the right lung. In the present case, the lead was explanted by simple manual traction through the device pocket without any complications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/145917
spellingShingle Nicolas De Schryver
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Asymptomatic Late Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Lead into the Right Lung
Case Reports in Cardiology
title Asymptomatic Late Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Lead into the Right Lung
title_full Asymptomatic Late Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Lead into the Right Lung
title_fullStr Asymptomatic Late Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Lead into the Right Lung
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title_short Asymptomatic Late Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Lead into the Right Lung
title_sort asymptomatic late migration of an atrial pacemaker lead into the right lung
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