A “long-standing” malpositioned pacing lead. Long-term follow-up after extraction
Transvenous pacemaker (PM) catheters can be unintentionally placed in the left ventricle (LV) during the implantation procedure. An 8-year-old girl was discovered with a malpositioned pm wire, seven years after the implant. Trans-thoracic echocardiogram revealed the lead traversing the inter-atrial...
Main Authors: | Berardo Sarubbi, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Flavia Fusco, Enrico Melillo, Michele D'Alto, Maria Giovanna Russo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2018-09-01
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Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/927 |
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