Contralateral Pneumothorax after the Implantation of a Dual Chamber Pacemaker

Contralateral Pneumothorax after the Implantation of a Dual Chamber Pacemaker

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...

Iatrogenic ventricular septal defect after dual-chamber pacemaker implantation.

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Apical Ballooning Syndrome: A Complication of Dual Chamber Pacemaker Implantation

Apical ballooning is a cardiac syndrome (Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy) described as a typical form of acute transient left ventricular dysfunction. While its onset has often been associated with emotionally or physically stressful situations, it has an overall favorable prognosis. We describe here a case of transient apical ballooning following permanent pacemaker implantation.

Dual chamber permanent pacemaker implantation by femoral approach.

Lemos com grande interesse o artigo de Rodrigues et al., intitulado Implantação de pacemaker definitivo (PMD) por via femoral, publicado recentemente na Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (novembro/2014), que descreve dois casos de implantação de PMD monocâmara, modo VVI, por via femoral1. No segundo caso descrito o dispositivo foi implantado por bloqueio auriculoventricular (BAV) intermitente d...