: The authors reported a case of traumatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead perforation of the right ventricular (RV) apex caused by a motor vehicle accident. Clinical and echocardiographic features combined with changes in electrical parameters of the offending lead were decisive for the final diagnosis. Optimal management of ICD lead RV wall perforation is currently unclear. In our report, RV perforation was responsible for cardiac tamponade. This complication was uneventfully managed by open surgical procedure.
Management of traumatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead perforation of the right ventricle after car accident: A case report / Sassone, B.; Gabrieli, L.; Boggian, G.; Pilato, E.. - In: EUROPACE. - ISSN 1099-5129. - 11:7(2009), pp. 961-962. [10.1093/europace/eup111]
Management of traumatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead perforation of the right ventricle after car accident: A case report
Pilato E.
2009
Abstract
: The authors reported a case of traumatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead perforation of the right ventricular (RV) apex caused by a motor vehicle accident. Clinical and echocardiographic features combined with changes in electrical parameters of the offending lead were decisive for the final diagnosis. Optimal management of ICD lead RV wall perforation is currently unclear. In our report, RV perforation was responsible for cardiac tamponade. This complication was uneventfully managed by open surgical procedure.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
