PERFORATION BY PERMANENT PACEMAKER LEAD A RARE COMPLICATION: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Muhammad Furrakh Maqbool
  • Shehzad Tawb
  • Ahmed Noeman
  • Muhammad Sajid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v49i4.1168

Abstract

Permanent pacemaker lead perforation is a quiet rare but life-threateningcomplication. Perforations can be soon after procedure, early and late. Multiplefactors are involved in evaluating the cause of lead perforation. We report a caseof a delayed lead perforation in a patient after 6 months of permanent pacemakerimplantation, who presented with syncopal episodes.

Key Words: Pacemaker lead perforation, Delayed perforations, Pacemakermalfunctions

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Maqbool MF, Tawb S, Noeman A, Sajid M. PERFORATION BY PERMANENT PACEMAKER LEAD A RARE COMPLICATION: A CASE REPORT. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2017Feb.23 [cited 2024Nov.23];49(4). Available from: https://pakheartjournal.com/index.php/pk/article/view/1168

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 4 (2016): Pakistan Heart Journal

Section

Case Reports

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