Key result
Inadvertent LV defibrillator lead placement remains free of thromboembolism for 6 years under anticoagulant protection.
Why the study?
Devices are typically implanted into the right heart to safeguard against systemic thromboembolism, and lead insertion into the left ventricle is rare.
Reports a rare complication of a defibrillator lead inadvertently placed in the left ventricle, discovered 6 years later.
Device insertion is a common cardiovascular procedure. Devices are implanted into the right heart; which is a safeguard against systemic thromboembolism. Lead insertion into the left ventricle is rare. This is a case of a defibrillator lead inadvertently inserted into the left cavity. This was discovered 6 years later.
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Osman et al. (2021) studied this question. A defibrillator lead inadvertently inserted into the left ventricle was discovered incidentally 6 years after implantation in a patient protected from thromboembolism by anticoagulants.
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