Liebold A, Aebert H, Muscholl M, Birnbaum D E
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1994 Dec;17(12 Pt 1):2353-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1994.tb02387.x.
Malposition of a cardiac pacemaker lead within the left ventricle represents a source of early and late thromboembolic complications. We report a case of cerebral embolism, caused by an inadvertently misplaced left ventricular electrode, occurring 3 years after implantation. The lead was removed via a transaortic approach with extracorporeal circulation.