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Delayed right-ventricular perforation by pacemaker lead; a rare complication in a 12-year-old girl [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015; 43(2): 185-187 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2015.98372

Delayed right-ventricular perforation by pacemaker lead; a rare complication in a 12-year-old girl

Hayrettin Hakan Aykan, Alper Akın, İlker Ertuğrul, Tevfik Karagöz
Department of Pediatric Cardiology Hacettepe University FAculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Developments in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart diseases have led to an increase in the need for intracardiac pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation. Various complications related to these interventions can be seen in the short term (pneumothorax, pericardial effusion, cardiac perforation, etc…) and in the long term (infection, subclavian vein thrombosis, sensing and pacing problems, battery erosion and cardiac perforation). In this report, we present a rare case of cardiac perforation occurring 2 years after pacemaker implantation.

Keywords: Child, heart injuries/etiology; pacemaker, artificial/adverse effects; wounds, penetrating/etiology

How to cite this article
Hayrettin Hakan Aykan, Alper Akın, İlker Ertuğrul, Tevfik Karagöz. Delayed right-ventricular perforation by pacemaker lead; a rare complication in a 12-year-old girl. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2015; 43(2): 185-187

Corresponding Author: Hayrettin Hakan Aykan, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English


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