Acute left hemothorax as a late complication of an active-fixation pacemaker lead.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.064.
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Abstract
Perforation and migration of pacemaker electrodes into the pleural cavity is a rare event. We report the clinical course and surgical treatment of massive acute hemothorax resulting from intercostal artery laceration, caused by a retained active-fixation pacing lead implanted 10 months earlier.
Medical subject headings
- Atrioventricular Block
- Device Removal
- Electrodes, Implanted
- Hemothorax
- Pacemaker, Artificial