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An active fixation pacemaker lead implanted in the right ventricular septum migrated and caused late left ventricular perforation into the anterior chest wall three months after implantation.
This case highlights a rare complication of late left ventricular perforation caused by a migrated active fixation pacemaker lead initially implanted in the right ventricular septum.
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Alerts clinicians to rare delayed LV perforation after septal lead placement; leaves open incidence and risk factors.
Kondoh et al. (2012) studied this question. An active fixation pacemaker lead implanted in the right ventricular septum migrated and caused late left ventricular perforation into the anterior chest wall three months after implantation.
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