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A combination of rare complications 3 years after a dual-chamber pacemaker implantation
Tobias Schreiber1, Verena Tscholl1, Stefan M Niehues2
1Department of Cardiology, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
Late perforation of the atrial wall after pacemaker implantation frequently remains asymptomatic but may cause chest pain, dyspnea or syncope. Perforation can also lead to rarer complications such as hemoptysis and pneumopericardium. We present the case of a patient who developed progressive hemoptysis 3 years after a dual-chamber pacemaker implantation. Pacemaker interrogation showed stable impedance of the right atrial lead and stable pacing threshold values. CT revealed perforation of the right atrial wall by the RA-lead with consecutive pneumopericardium and diffuse lung bleeding of the right middle lobe. The patient was hemodynamically stable at all times. The right atrial lead was transvenously extracted and replaced without any further complications.
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