Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury After Pacemaker Lead Implant-Case Report and Review of Literature

Stuart Stenton; Rajiv Sharma; Bhattarai K B; Harry Jensen J

doi:10.1111/pace.70271

Left Internal Mammary Artery Injury After Pacemaker Lead Implant-Case Report and Review of Literature

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 Apr 30. doi: 10.1111/pace.70271. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Stuart Stenton¹, Rajiv Sharma^{2

3}, Bhattarai K B², Harry Jensen J⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia.
³ James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
⁴ Tasmanian Department of Health, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia.

PMID: 42059284
DOI: 10.1111/pace.70271

Abstract

We hereby report a case of a 75-year-old patient who developed a large left-sided hemopneumothorax after a routine dual-chamber pacemaker insertion. The rare complication was caused by the pacing lead injuring the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) after perforating the right ventricle.

Publication types

Case Reports