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A case of pacemaker lead fracture associated with thoracic outlet syndrome
Y Suzuki1, S Fujimori, M Sakai
1Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Japan.
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
A pacemaker lead fracture in the left subclavian vein was caused by compression of the clavicle and the first rib; subsequent coil elongation at the same site on the right side was observed in the replacement lead in a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome. Venography showed narrowing of the subclavian vein at the site where the lead abnormalities were observed. This case illustrates that a lead in the subclavian vein can be easily damaged when a patient has thoracic outlet syndrome.