Course: Cardiac Perforation After Pacemaker Placement in a Male Patient in His 80s
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2024-01-03
A male patient in his 80s who had a recent pacemaker implantation complained of a pulsing, buzzing chest pain synchronized with his heart rate. Vital signs were normal. The electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm, a right bundle branch block, and left ventricular hypertrophy.
A computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest revealed cardiac perforation caused by the pacemaker ventricular lead (Figure). The lead was transvenously relocated in the septal position. No pericardial effusion or further complication developed.
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