Cardiac tamponade as complication of active-fixation atrial lead perforations: Proposed mechanism and management algorithm

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 498-501

  Geyfman, Vitaly ^a   Storm, Randle H ^a   Lico, Serrie C ^a   Oren IV, Jess W ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Pacemaker lead perforation; Pericardium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM PERFORATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INJURY; MECHANICAL PROBE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THORACOTOMY; VISCERA;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION;

EID: 34247108079     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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