An Unusual Position for the Permanent Pacing Wire

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Abstract

Complications related to permanent pacing wires insertion include ventricular perforation. It commonly perforates the right ventricle. We present images of an unusual case where the pacing wires perforated the anterior left ventricular wall between the left anterior descending artery and diagonal artery.

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Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep

Journal ID (doi): 10.1055/s-00024355

Title: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports

Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG (Stuttgart · New York )

ISSN (Print): 2194-7635

ISSN (Electronic): 2194-7643

Publication date (Electronic): 16 September 2014

Publication date (Print): December 2014

Volume: 3

Issue: 1

Pages: 33-34

Affiliations

[1 ]Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

[2 ]Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, Heart and Lung Centre, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Author notes

Address for correspondence Pankaj Kumar Mishra MD, MCh (CTh), MRCS, FRCS (CTh) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Heart and Lung Centre, Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton WV10 0QPUnited Kingdom mishrapk_25@ 123456yahoo.com

Article

Publisher ID: 140089crc

DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1384667

PMC ID: 4360661

SO-VID: 01d897b0-7beb-470f-970e-fa96be33c65d

History

Date received : 13 April 2014

Date accepted : 12 May 2014

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