1. Finders Keepers: A Case of the Rogue Pacing Wire
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Jahanzeb Malik and Asmara Malik
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rv rupture ,medicine.medical_specialty ,right ventricular perforation ,Cardiac pacing ,business.industry ,Heart block ,cardiac pacing ,Perforation (oil well) ,Cardiology ,General Engineering ,medicine.disease ,Quality Improvement ,Surgery ,Temporary Pacemaker ,temporary pacemaker ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Steroid therapy ,Mild symptoms ,pacing lead ,Ventricle ,Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery ,medicine ,business - Abstract
We report a middle-aged woman with frequent episodes of pre-syncope due to complete heart block. She had no previous history of anticoagulation or steroid therapy, and underwent temporary pacemaker insertion. In spite of only mild symptoms, she was found to have a right ventricle perforation on CT. After placement of permanent lead, the patient was discharged home in a stable condition with no further complaints on follow-up.
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- 2020
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