Highlights the importance of timely recognition and management of pacemaker lead ventricular perforation in patients with post-implantation chest pain.
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Post-implantation chest pain warrants consideration of lead perforation; this case leaves open the need for prospective data on incidence and management.
Our case illustrates the importance of timely recognition of a perforated pacemaker lead in a patient presenting with chest pain after device implantation. We additionally describe the risk factors for ventricular perforation, initial clinical presentation, and management approach.
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Cañizares-Otero et al. (2021) studied this question.
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