Images in cardiovascular medicine. Pseudonormal position of an atrial pacemaker lead associated with a contralateral pneumothorax: where is the atrial lead?

Circulation. 2008 Apr 29;117(17):2297-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.750919.

Authors

Hirotaka Yada¹, Toshiaki Sato, Kyoko Soejima, Yusuke Jo, Masahiro Jinzaki, Ikuko Togashi, Hikaru Nakamizo, Kotaro Fukumoto, Kojiro Tanimoto, Shunichiro Miyoshi, Sachio Kuribayashi, Satoshi Ogawa

Affiliation

¹ Cardiopulmonary Division, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. hirotaka.yada@cpnet.med.keio.ac.jp

PMID: 18443251
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.750919

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Electrodes, Implanted / adverse effects*
Heart Atria
Humans
Male
Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging*
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Radiography
Sick Sinus Syndrome / etiology
Sick Sinus Syndrome / therapy*