Recurring Pulmonary Embolism after Migration of a Retained Transvenous Pacemaker Electrode

W. Hermann; H. Höfler; W. Stenzl; K. H. Tscheliessnigg

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1096280

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1979; 27(6): 375-377
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1096280

Recurring Pulmonary Embolism after Migration of a Retained Transvenous Pacemaker Electrode

W. Hermann^* , H. Höfler^** , W. Stenzl^* , K. H. Tscheliessnigg^*

*Surgical Department, University of Graz, Austria
**Institute for Pathological Anatomy, Graz, Austria

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11 December 2008 (online)

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Summary

A case of migration of a retained transvenous pacemaker electrode into the inferior vena cava is presented. Recurring pulmonary embolism was induced by the freely-floating catheter tip.

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Endocardial pacing - Electrode complications - Migration of transvenous electrode - Pulmonary embolism