Key result
Endocardial pacemaker placement can rarely cause postpericardiotomy syndrome leading to cardiac tamponade, which was successfully treated with surgical drainage in an 84-year-old woman.
Population
84-year-old woman who underwent endocardial pacemaker placement
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
3 weeks
Authors
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Warrants vigilance for this rare tamponade cause after endocardial pacing; leaves open true incidence and prevention strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights that postpericardiotomy syndrome can rarely occur after transvenous pacemaker placement and lead to life-threatening cardiac tamponade.
Miller et al. (1996) conducted a case report in Postpericardiotomy syndrome and cardiac tamponade (n=1). Endocardial pacemaker placement was evaluated on Development of postpericardiotomy syndrome and cardiac tamponade. Endocardial pacemaker placement can rarely cause postpericardiotomy syndrome leading to cardiac tamponade, which was successfully treated with surgical drainage in an 84-year-old woman.
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