Key result
Late migration of a permanent pacemaker lead can rarely cause delayed right ventricular perforation, resulting in displacement into the abdominal cavity.
Population
1 patient with delayed perforation of right ventricle by permanent pacemaker lead
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to rare late lead perforation in pacemaker patients with atypical symptoms; leaves open incidence, mechanisms, and surveillance needs.
Highlights a rare case of delayed right ventricular perforation and late migration of a permanent pacemaker lead into the abdominal cavity.
Pande et al. (2014) studied this question. Late migration of a permanent pacemaker lead can rarely cause delayed right ventricular perforation, resulting in displacement into the abdominal cavity.
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