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A patient with pacemaker lead migration to the right pulmonary artery experienced spontaneous migration to the left pulmonary artery with subsequent embolism while on intravenous Cefuroxamine.
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Highlights a rare case of spontaneous pacemaker lead migration between pulmonary arteries causing sequential pulmonary emboli.
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Spontaneous pacemaker lead migration with sequential emboli warrants vigilance; leaves open questions on incidence, mechanisms, and prevention.
Pulmonary artery migration of pacemaker lead is rare and may result in pulmonary emboli originating from the thrombus around the infected catheter and causing multiple pulmonary infarcts. We report an unusual case of pacemaker lead migration to the right pulmonary artery with septic pulmonary embolism. While being treated with intravenous Cefuroxamine, the patient had spontaneous migration of the lead to the left pulmonary artery with subsequent left pulmonary embolism.
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Dalvi et al. (1990) conducted a case report in Pacemaker lead migration with septic pulmonary embolism (n=1). Pacemaker lead migration was evaluated on Spontaneous migration of the lead to the left pulmonary artery with subsequent left pulmonary embolism. A patient with pacemaker lead migration to the right pulmonary artery experienced spontaneous migration to the left pulmonary artery with subsequent embolism while on intravenous Cefuroxamine.
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