An unusual position for the permanent pacing wire

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep. 2014 Dec;3(1):33-4. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1384667. Epub 2014 Sep 16.

Abstract

Complications related to permanent pacing wires insertion include ventricular perforation. It commonly perforates the right ventricle. We present images of an unusual case where the pacing wires perforated the anterior left ventricular wall between the left anterior descending artery and diagonal artery.

Keywords: artery; left ventricular perforation; permanent pacing wires.