Key result
Catheter intervention was used to successfully treat two patients experiencing rare migration of temporary epicardial pacing wires into the left side of the heart.
Why the study?
Can catheter intervention be used to treat migrated temporary epicardial pacing wires into the left side of the heart?
Case Report (n=2)
Can catheter intervention be used to treat migrated temporary epicardial pacing wires into the left side of the heart?
Catheter intervention offers a potential alternative to open surgery for the extremely rare complication of temporary epicardial pacing wire migration into the left heart.
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Catheter intervention may be feasible for this rare complication; leaves open need for prospective data before wider adoption.
Sugiyama et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Migration of temporary epicardial pacing wires into the left side of the heart (n=2). Catheter intervention was evaluated. Catheter intervention was used to successfully treat two patients experiencing rare migration of temporary epicardial pacing wires into the left side of the heart.
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