More Than Skin Deep: An Unusual Case of a Migrating Pacemaker Lead.
| Autor: | Mahmoud RH; Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA., Hensley BA; Emergency Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Jan 30; Vol. 15 (1), pp. e34405. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 30 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.34405 |
| Abstrakt: | Pacemakers are commonly utilized in clinical practice and are generally well tolerated; therefore, clinicians may not be exposed to potential complications associated with pacemakers. This case report aims to illustrate the clinical presentation of a pacemaker lead migration, an uncommon potential complication. We present an 83-year-old male with a past medical history of complete atrioventricular block managed with a permanent pacemaker who presented with an open wound on his right chest. He had capped, abandoned right-sided leads from a previous pacemaker. At presentation, there was blood-tinged, yellow drainage and visible erosion of his electrodes. Computed tomography showed the right ventricular pacing lead perforating the right ventricle. Pacemaker lead migration outside of the chest wall is rare. Perforations may present asymptomatically or strikingly with effusions, pneumothoraces, hemothoraces, or cardiac tamponade. Management options include lead repositioning or extraction. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Mahmoud et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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