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A 74-year-old male developed post-cardiac injury syndrome, presenting with pleuritic chest pain and pericardial effusion, 4 weeks after permanent pacemaker implantation.
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Post-cardiac injury syndrome is a rare but important complication of pacemaker implantation that requires a high index of suspicion for early diagnosis and responds well to anti-inflammatory therapy.
Post pacemaker insertion pericarditis is a rare form of post cardiac injury syndrome. It is an inflammatory process involving the pericardium and/or pleura due to a recent cardiac injury. Post cardiac injury syndrome may develop after myocardial infarction (Dressler syndrome), cardiac surgery or trauma. However, in rare cases it can occur following minor cardiac procedures. We report a case of a 74-year-old male with post-cardiac injury syndrome 4 weeks post permanent pacemaker implantation. A high index of suspicion in addition to ordering appropriate imaging studies and device interrogation are crucial to establish correct diagnosis and rule out lead perforation.
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Mohamed Ayan (2015) conducted a case report in Post cardiac injury syndrome (n=1). Permanent pacemaker implantation was evaluated on Development of post cardiac injury syndrome. A 74-year-old male developed post-cardiac injury syndrome, presenting with pleuritic chest pain and pericardial effusion, 4 weeks after permanent pacemaker implantation.
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