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Delayed Right-Ventricular Perforation of a Pacemaker Lead

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We present a case of a migrated ventricular pacing lead after 1 month of implantation. Enhanced computed tomography allowed for the exact diagnosis. Defibrillator lead perforations are widely described. Although most pacemaker lead perforations are usually recognized during or shortly after implantation, late perforations can occur.

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  1. Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery and Radiology, German Heart Center Munich at the Technical University, 80636, Munich, Germany

    Jürgen Hörer & Christian Schreiber

  2. Department of Radiology, German Heart Center Munich at the Technical University, 80636, Munich, Germany

    Albrecht Will

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Hörer, J., Will, A. & Schreiber, C. Delayed Right-Ventricular Perforation of a Pacemaker Lead. Pediatr Cardiol 32, 708–709 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-011-9970-3

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