Abstract
Recently, due to increases in the number of cardiac device implantations, especially implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy, device complications have been experienced more frequently. Myocardial perforation of an implanted lead is one of the most severe complications. We report a case of ventricular lead perforation clearly visualized by 3-dimensional echocardiography, which was not identified by 2-dimensional echocardiography.
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Sugano, A., Seo, Y., Atsumi, A. et al. Three-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of pacemaker lead perforation. J Echocardiogr 10, 141–142 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-012-0140-2
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