Key result
Fibrin glue injected via a 6 F pericardial tube into the pericardium successfully patched a pacemaker lead perforation of the right ventricular free wall in a single case.
Case Report (n=1)
Fibrin glue injection via a pericardial tube may offer a successful nonsurgical management option for pacemaker lead perforation.
Should not change practice for lead perforation; leaves open the feasibility of pericardial fibrin glue patching.
Pacemaker lead perforation is a complication associated with screwing in the pacemaker lead.1 Nonsurgical management of this complication is limited. Pericardial drainage is performed for the resultant cardiac tamponade, but it is difficult to stop bleeding from the perforation site without surgery. Here, we describe a case in which fibrin glue injected via a 6 F pericardial tube into the pericardium successfully patched a lead perforation.
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Yamaguchi et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Pacemaker lead perforation of the right ventricular free wall (n=1). Fibrin glue injected via a 6 F pericardial tube was evaluated on Successful patching of lead perforation. Fibrin glue injected via a 6 F pericardial tube into the pericardium successfully patched a pacemaker lead perforation of the right ventricular free wall in a single case.
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