Inadvertent Implantation of Pacemaker Lead in the Left Ventricle: Kill Two Birds with One Stone

authors:

avatar Ertugrul Ercan 1 , avatar Istemihan Tengiz 1 , avatar Emin Alioglu 1 , avatar Esref Tuncer 2 , * , avatar Ugur Onsel Turk 2

Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Department of Cardiology, Izmir University, Izmir, Turkey
International Cardiovascular Research Journal: Vol.8, issue 2; e12036
published online: June 30, 2014
article type: Case Report
received: April 30, 2017
accepted: January 25, 2014

how to cite: Ercan E , Tengiz I , Alioglu E , Tuncer E , Onsel Turk U . Inadvertent Implantation of Pacemaker Lead in the Left Ventricle: Kill Two Birds with One Stone. Int Cardiovasc Res J. 2014;8(2):e12036. 

Abstract

We report an asymptomatic patient in whom the intravenous pacemaker (PM) lead was inadvertently implanted in LV through the perforated interventricular septum. He had no embolic events during the last 9 years after the implantation. Possible explanation of the uncomplicated follow-up period is that the patient had been taking warfarin because of mechanical mitral valve prosthesis.

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