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A pacemaker lead fracture presented with intermittent dizziness in a 68-year-old man after he participated in a Judo competition two years post-implantation.
Highlights the risk of pacemaker lead fracture associated with contact sports such as Judo.
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May prompt sports counseling for pacemaker recipients; leaves open prospective assessment of lead durability under physical stress.
A 68-year-old man had intermittent dizziness after participating in a Judo competition. The patient had a dual-chamber pacemaker that had been implanted 2 years earlier for a high-grade atrioventricular block ([Figure 1A][1]). ![Figure][2]
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Chang et al. (2009) studied this question. A pacemaker lead fracture presented with intermittent dizziness in a 68-year-old man after he participated in a Judo competition two years post-implantation.
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