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An unusual complication after permanent pacemaker implantation: Methemoglobinemia [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015; 43(5): 468-471 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2015.74780

An unusual complication after permanent pacemaker implantation: Methemoglobinemia

Cenk Sarı1, Abdullah Nabi Aslan1, Serdal Baştuğ1, Nihal Akar Bayram2
1Department Of Cardiology, Atatürk Research And Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
2Department Of Cardiology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey

Permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) is usually a very safe procedure with a low complication risk. It is a relatively straightforward process carried out under local anesthetic. This case report presents an 80-year-old male patient who required a permanent pacemaker due to complete atrioventricular (AV) block, and who developed cyanosis and was diagnosed with methemoglobinemia after the pacemaker insertion procedure, in which the local anesthetic prilocaine was administered. To our knowledge, this is the first case in the literature to describe methemoglobinemia developing after PPI.

Keywords: Methemoglobinemia, pacemaker, artificial; prilocaine

How to cite this article
Cenk Sarı, Abdullah Nabi Aslan, Serdal Baştuğ, Nihal Akar Bayram. An unusual complication after permanent pacemaker implantation: Methemoglobinemia. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015; 43(5): 468-471

Corresponding Author: Cenk Sarı, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English


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