Asymptomatic Late Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Lead into the Right Lung

This report illustrates an unusual case of asymptomatic late cardiac perforation by an atrial pacemaker lead into the right lung. In the present case, the lead was explanted by simple manual traction through the device pocket without any complications.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: De Schryver, Nicolas, Marchandise, Sebastien, Colin, Geoffrey C., Ghaye, Benoît, le Polain de Waroux, Jean-Benoît
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244951/