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Chest computed tomography successfully diagnosed an asymptomatic right ventricular perforation following pacemaker insertion after conventional imaging modalities failed to clarify the diagnosis.
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Chest CT scan is a useful imaging modality for diagnosing asymptomatic and subclinical right ventricular perforation following pacemaker insertion when conventional imaging is inconclusive.
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Chest CT may clarify asymptomatic RV perforation when other imaging is inconclusive; leaves open routine adoption pending prospective data.
Insertion of implantable cardiac devices such as pacemaker and defibrillators is one of the most common invasive procedures in cardiology. This procedure can be sometimes very challenging and needs more advanced modalities to diagnose the complication. In this article, we present a case of asymptomatic right ventricular perforation post pacemaker implantation who was diagnosed with CT scan and was managed further.
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Ayati et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Asymptomatic right ventricular perforation following pacemaker insertion (n=1). Chest computed tomography (CT) scan vs. Conventional imaging (chest X-ray, 2D-echo) was evaluated on Diagnosis of right ventricular perforation. Chest computed tomography successfully diagnosed an asymptomatic right ventricular perforation following pacemaker insertion after conventional imaging modalities failed to clarify the diagnosis.
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