Acute pericardial tamponade due to screw-in atrial lead heart perforation

Dante Antonelli; Alexander Feldman; Jorge E Schliamser; Arie Militianu; Yoav Turgeman

doi:10.1093/europace/eur294

Acute pericardial tamponade due to screw-in atrial lead heart perforation

Europace. 2012 Mar;14(3):453-5. doi: 10.1093/europace/eur294. Epub 2011 Sep 13.

Authors

Dante Antonelli¹, Alexander Feldman, Jorge E Schliamser, Arie Militianu, Yoav Turgeman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Ha Emek Medical Center, Afula 18101, Israel. antonelli_dante@hotmail.com

PMID: 21920911
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur294

Abstract

A case of peri-procedural perforation of right atrium following the implantation of atrial screw-in lead in a 74-year-old man is reported. The perforation caused acute pericardial tamponade and worsening of the patient's clinical and haemodynamic conditions. Urgent surgical intervention with lead extraction was performed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Bone Screws / adverse effects*
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
Cardiac Tamponade / surgery
Electrodes, Implanted / adverse effects*
Heart Injuries / etiology*
Heart Injuries / surgery
Humans
Male
Pacemaker, Artificial
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pericardial Effusion / surgery
Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects*
Sick Sinus Syndrome / therapy
Treatment Outcome