Early Detection of Perforation of the Right Ventricle by a Permanent Pacemaker Lead.
10.4070/kcj.2007.37.9.453
- Author:
Hye Kyung PARK
1
;
Hyo Seung AHN
;
Ban Suck LEE
;
Hye Jin WON
;
Young Sup BYUN
;
Choong Won GOH
;
Byung Ok KIM
;
Kun Joo RHEE
;
Byoung Kwon LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University Medical College, Seoul, Korea. cardiobk@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac pacemaker;
Complications
- MeSH:
Aged;
Electrocardiography;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Heart Ventricles*;
Humans;
Radiography;
Thorax
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2007;37(9):453-457
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ventricular perforation is a rare complication of permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation. We report here on a 68-year-old woman with a dual chamber permanent pacemaker that had been implanted one month earlier, and she suffered cardiac perforation from the pacemaker lead. Frequent follow-up via12-lead surface electrocardiography and chest radiography and the proper work-up for pacemaker implantation are needed for detecting rare complications after pacemaker implantation.
