Case report: inadvertent misplacement of pacemaker leads in the left ventricle and left circumflex artery
There is limited evidence on the management of pacemaker leads being actively fixed in the coronary system and left ventricle. In this case we were able to demonstrate that even in elderly patients the removal of recently implanted leads may be seen as a therapeutic option.
Authors
- Severin Fink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4016-0274)
- M. Fröhlich-Gildhoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8046-9893)
- Rainer Gradaus
- Tamari Tvildiani
- Matthias Hautmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1039-0677)
Institutions
- Klinikum Kassel (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf409
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00