Key result
Late partial pacemaker lead perforation, occurring more than 1 month after implantation, was identified as a rare cause of hiccups in two patients.
Case Report (n=2)
Hiccups can be a clinical presentation of late pacemaker lead perforation, a rare complication occurring more than 1 month post-implantation.
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Hiccups may signal late lead perforation in paced patients; hypothesis-generating cases leave open true incidence and management.
Celık et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Late pacemaker lead perforation (n=2). Late pacemaker lead perforation was evaluated. Late partial pacemaker lead perforation, occurring more than 1 month after implantation, was identified as a rare cause of hiccups in two patients.
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