[Inadvertent implantation of a defibrillation lead in the left ventricle through a patent foramen ovale]

Rev Med Liege. 2012 Feb;67(2):58-60.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Inadvertent insertion of a defibrillation lead in the left ventricle is a rare complication generally underdiagnosed after device implantation. Management is not strictly codified due to the small number of observed cases. We report the case of a 78 year-old man in whom the diagnosis has been performed lately during an echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
  • Echocardiography
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent*
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Errors