Minimal Cardiac Perforation by Lead Pacemaker Complicated with Pericardial Effusion and Impending Tamponade: Optimal Management with No Pericardiocentesis Driven by Echocardiography

Minimal Cardiac Perforation by Lead Pacemaker Complicated with Pericardial Effusion and Impending Tamponade: Optimal Management with No Pericardiocentesis Driven by Echocardiography

We report the case of a 51-year-old patient who underwent the implantation of a bi-ventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) complicated by a sub-acute right ventricular minimal perforation with pericardial effusion and echocardiographic signs of tamponade. A new echocardiographic pla...

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Main Authors: Carlo Caiati, Paolo Pollice, Luigi Truncellito, Mario Erminio Lepera, Stefano Favale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
lead complications
cardiac tamponade
echocardiography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/4/191

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