Key result
Electrocardiographic evaluation is a useful diagnostic tool for identifying the unusual complication of inadvertent permanent pacemaker lead implantation in the left ventricle.
The electrocardiogram can be used to diagnose the unusual complication of inadvertent pacemaker lead placement in the left ventricle.
ECG may aid detection of inadvertent LV pacemaker lead placement; extends sparse case evidence but leaves open need for validation.
Inadvertent placement of a pacemaker lead electrode in the left ventricle is an unusual complication and the electrocardiogram is a useful tool for the diagnoses. We present such a patient and review the electrocardiographic characteristics that should raise such a possibility.
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Goldenberg et al. (2012) studied this question. Electrocardiographic evaluation is a useful diagnostic tool for identifying the unusual complication of inadvertent permanent pacemaker lead implantation in the left ventricle.
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