Lead fracture and free-wall perforation in a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

作者信息

Kwon Osung, Kang Se Hun, Park Hyun Woo, Choi Suk Won, Kim Sung-Hwan, Kim Ki-Hun, Jin Eun-Sun, Nam Gi-Byoung

机构信息

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

出版信息

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2012 Jun;35(6):e167-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02956.x. Epub 2010 Nov 11.

Intracardiac lead fracture or free-wall perforation is a rare complication of implantable defibrillators. Complete disconnection of the fractured electrode has not been reported yet. Here, we report a case of lead fracture/disconnection and free-wall perforation, which occurred consecutively in a patient.