Abstract

GONZALEZ, Jorge et al. Subacute myocardial perforation related to a pacemaker lead. Case report and literature review. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2018, vol.88, n.2, pp.136-139. ISSN 1665-1731.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acmx.2017.10.002.

Myocardial perforation related to cardiac electronic devices leads is a rare, but unfortunate complication, since its clinical implications are potentially lethal. The fluoroscopic outcome of case of subacute right ventricular perforation is presented, together with an analysis based on a literature review. © 2017 Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez. Published by Masson Doyma México S.A. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Keywords : Subacute myocardial perforation; Complications; Electrophysiology; Pacemaker; Pericardial effusion; Mexico.