Contralateral pneumothorax after cardiac pacemaker implantation

Contralateral pneumothorax after cardiac pacemaker implantation

We report a case of a 73-year-old man, who was scheduled for elective dual chamber pacemaker implantation because of paroxysmal second-degree atrioventricular block. The pacemaker pocket was located in the left in-fraclavicular fossa. An active fixation ventricular lead was implanted into the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) through the left cephalic vein venesection, while another active...

Contralateral Pneumothorax after the Implantation of a Dual Chamber Pacemaker

Pacemaker dependency after pacemaker implantation.

BACKGROUND Pacemaker dependency (PD) can be defined as the risk of serious injury or death from sudden pacemaker failure, an event more dangerous than progressive rate decrease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of PD during long-term follow-up after pacing system implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS The study included 3638 patients (mean age 65.3 +/- 10.2 years). Indications f...

Ischemic stroke after cardiac pacemaker implantation in sick sinus syndrome.

The risk of embolic stroke during sick sinus syndrome before cardiac pacemaker insertion is substantial, but stroke after pacemaker insertion has not been well studied. We observed 10 sick sinus syndrome patients who developed an ischemic stroke 4 days to 112 months after pacemaker insertion. Nine patients represented 6% of the 156 ischemic stroke patients observed during a 30-month period. Eig...

Endocarditis and purulent cardiac tamponade after pacemaker implantation.

We report a patient with a severe complication after pacemaker implantation. Two months after the implant, he developed cardiac tamponade secondary to severe purulent pericardial effusion. A pouch infection led to lead endocarditis and the purulent pericardial effusion. During surgery and heart mobilization the lead perforated the ventricular wall at the level of the outflow tract, close to the...