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Subacute implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead perforation can result in a life-threatening left-sided haemothorax one month after implantation.
Highlights a rare but life-threatening complication of subacute ICD lead perforation presenting as haemothorax.
We describe a 74-year-old man presenting with a life-threatening left-sided haemothorax as a result of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead perforation occurring 1 month after implantation.
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Tavernier et al. (2009) studied this question. Subacute implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead perforation can result in a life-threatening left-sided haemothorax one month after implantation.
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