PERFORATION BY PERMANENT PACEMAKER LEAD A RARE COMPLICATION: A CASE REPORT
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Pakistan Cardiac Society
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Permanent pacemaker lead perforation is a quiet rare but life-threateningcomplication. Perforations can be soon after procedure, early and late. Multiplefactors are involved in evaluating the cause of lead perforation. We report a caseof a delayed lead perforation in a patient after 6 months of permanent pacemakerimplantation, who presented with syncopal episodes. Key Words: Pacemaker lead perforation, Delayed perforations, Pacemakermalfunctions
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Pakistan Heart Journal; Vol. 49 No. 4 (2016)