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Incidental extraction of a temporary epicardial pacemaker wire with right ventricular perforation during
B Skoric1, J Samardzic1, M Cikes1
1University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Introduction:
Right ventricular perforation during endomyocardial biopsy is an unusual, although potentially life-threatening, complication caused with the tip of the bioptome. The majority of perforations in heart transplant patients can be managed without surgery owing to adhesions nearly obliterating pericardial space.
Case Report:
We report a case of heart transplant patient who suffered right ventricular perforation as a consequence of incidental extraction of a temporary epicardial pacemaker wire during a routine endomyocardial biopsy sampling.
Conclusions:
The patient suffered no clinical consequences.
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