November 14, 2008Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Malpositioning of a pacemaker lead to the left ventricle accompanied by posterior mitral leaflet injury

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Population

70-year-old woman with a history of complete atrioventricular block and pacemaker implantation 5 years…

Design

Case_report

Authors

HSH. SekiAichi Medical University Hospital TFToshihiro FukuiKumamoto University TSTomoki ShimokawaCardiac Surgery

Discussion

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Implication

Echocardiography may detect rare pacemaker lead malposition; this case leaves open optimal screening protocols.

Structured PICO

Population

70-year-old woman with a history of complete atrioventricular block and pacemaker implantation 5 years prior, presenting with dyspnea and low grade fever, found to have a congenital atrial septal defect.

Intervention

Surgical removal of malpositioned pacemaker lead, repair of mitral valve perforation, closure of atrial septal defect, and epicardial pacemaker lead implantation.

Outcome

Successful surgical removal of the lead and repair of cardiac structures.

Echocardiography is crucial for identifying rare complications like pacemaker lead malpositioning into the left ventricle via an ASD, which may require surgical extraction and repair.

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Seki et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a716d1ae5469ee92be1f6de https://doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2008.190793

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Echocardiography

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Malpositioning of a pacemaker lead to the left ventricle accompanied by posterior mitral leaflet injury

Discussion

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Structured PICO

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Malpositioning of a pacemaker lead to the left ventricle accompanied by posterior mitral leaflet injury

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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