Late atrial appendage perforation from a pacemaker lead pacemaker complication

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-85

  Souretis, Georgios ^a   Kotoulas, Christophoros ^a   Xapladeris, Panagiotis ^a   Flessas, Dimitrios ^a   Laschos, Nikolaos ^a   Lazarides, Kyriakos ^a  

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery NIMTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

artificial; Electrodes; foreign body migration; heart injuries; implanted; pacemaker; pericardial effusion

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; LEAD;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DUAL CHAMBER PACEMAKER; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART INJURY; HEART PERFORATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERFORATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; STERNOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRODES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART INJURIES; IMPLANTED; PACEMAKER; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DRAINAGE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892735826     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: 18165370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0218492312467541     Document Type: Article

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