Perforation and migration of pacemaker electrodes into the pleural cavity is a rare event. We report the clinical course and surgical treatment of massive acute hemothorax resulting from intercostal artery laceration, caused by a retained active-fixation pacing lead implanted 10 months earlier.

Acute left hemothorax as a late complication of an active-fixation pacemaker lead

Zeitani J
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2013

Abstract

Perforation and migration of pacemaker electrodes into the pleural cavity is a rare event. We report the clinical course and surgical treatment of massive acute hemothorax resulting from intercostal artery laceration, caused by a retained active-fixation pacing lead implanted 10 months earlier.
2013
Forleo, G; Zeitani, J; Perretta, T; Della Rocca, G; Santini, L; Simonetti, G; Romeo, F
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