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An incidental diagnosis of multiple pacemaker lead fractures
Smith Giri1, Inyong Hwang, Shadwan Alsafwah
1At the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tenn., Smith Giri is an internal medicine resident, Inyong Hwang is a fellow in cardiovascular medicine, and Shadwan Alsafwah is an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Lead fractures are uncommon complications of pacemaker implantation. This article describes a patient with an incidental diagnosis of multiple atrial lead fractures many years after pacemaker implantation.

