Population
A patient with massive ventricular perforation from a passive fixation lead complicated by cardiac tamponade
Design
Case report
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Supports surgical extraction in perforation with tamponade; leaves open transvenous safety for passive fixation leads.
Surgical removal is the preferred treatment for massive right ventricular perforation by a passive fixation pacemaker lead complicated by cardiac tamponade, due to the risk of further damage from the lead's bulky tip during transvenous extraction.
Васильев et al. (2023) studied this question.
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