Permanent transvenous endocardial pacing can be complicated by fatal large right atrial thrombosis, particularly in elderly patients with severe congestive heart failure.
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May warrant vigilance for right atrial thrombosis after pacemaker implantation in severe HF; leaves open whether anticoagulation mitigates risk.
Nicolosi et al. (1980) studied this question.
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