Surgical Repair of Subacute Right Ventricular Perforation after Pacemaker Implantation

We report an 84-year-old woman who presented with right ventricular perforation 4 days after pacemaker implantation for syncope due to sick sinus syndrome. Median sternotomy revealed no pericardial effusion, but the pacing lead had penetrated the right ventricle and pericardium. When the pleura was...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Oda, Takanori Kono, Keiichi Akaiwa, Yasushi Takahara, Chie Yasuoka, Katsuhiko Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3242891
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