Inadvertent left ventricular pacing due to lead malpositioning, incidentally discovered seventeen years later

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. e246272
Author(s):  
Shahid Bobat ◽  
Wei Jun How
Keyword(s):  
Septal Defect ◽  
Thrombus Formation ◽  
Plain Film ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacemaker ◽  
Left Ventricular Pacing ◽  
Echocardiographic Findings ◽  
Uncommon Complication

Inadvertent lead malpositioning into the left ventricle (LV) is an uncommon complication of pacemaker lead implantation. It can have implications on clinical outcome due to ventricular dyssynchrony, and result in further complications such as thrombus formation with subsequent embolisation. This case study reports the clinical, electrocardiographic, plain film and echocardiographic findings of an 82-year-old male in whom the intravenous lead of a dual chamber pacemaker was unintentionally passed into the LV via an atrial septal defect. Inadvertent placement was discovered incidentally following the onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) 17 years later.

scholarly journals Evaluation of left ventricular longitudinal function and synchrony after dual chamber pacemaker implantation

Medicina ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 340-344
Author(s):  
Kristina Baronaitė-Dūdonienė ◽  
Jolanta Vaškelytė ◽  
Aras Puodžiukynas ◽  
Vytautas Zabiela ◽  
Tomas Kazakevičius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacemaker Implantation ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacemaker ◽  
Longitudinal Function

scholarly journals Chronic Apical and Nonapical Right Ventricular Pacing in Patients with High-Grade Atrioventricular Block: Results of the Right Pace Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Carmine Muto ◽  
Valeria Calvi ◽  
Giovanni Luca Botto ◽  
Domenico Pecora ◽  
Daniele Porcelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Ventricular Pacing ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacemaker ◽  
Right Ventricular Pacing ◽  
The Right

Objective. The aim of the study was to compare the two approaches to chronic right ventricular pacing currently adopted in clinical practice: right ventricular apical (RVA) and non-RVA pacing. Background. Chronic RVA pacing is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, morbidity, and even mortality. Non-RVA pacing may yield more physiologic ventricular activation and provide potential long-term benefits and has recently been adopted as standard procedure at many implanting centers. Methods. The Right Pace study was a multicenter, prospective, single-blind, nonrandomized trial involving 437 patients indicated for dual-chamber pacemaker implantation with a high percentage of RV pacing. Results. RV lead-tip target location was the apex or the interventricular septum. RVA (274) and non-RVA patients (163) did not differ in baseline characteristics. During a median follow-up of 19 months (25th–75th percentiles, 13–25), 17 patients died. The rates of the primary outcome of death due to any cause or hospitalization for heart failure were comparable between the groups (log-rank test, p=0.609), as were the rates of the composite of death due to any cause, hospitalization for heart failure, or an increase in left ventricular end-systolic volume ≥ 15% as compared with the baseline evaluation (secondary outcome, p=0.703). After central adjudication of X-rays, comparison between adjudicated RVA (239 patients) and non-RVA (170 patients) confirmed the absence of difference in the rates of primary (p=0.402) and secondary (p=0.941) outcome. Conclusions. In patients with indications for dual-chamber pacemaker who require a high percentage of ventricular stimulation, RVA or non-RVA pacing resulted in comparable outcomes. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT01647490).

scholarly journals Relationship between right ventricular pacing and non-sustained ventricular arrhythmias in patients with dual-chamber pacemaker and normal range left ventricular ejection fraction

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rayan S. El-Zein ◽  
Anish K. Amin ◽  
Sreedhar R. Billakanty ◽  
Eugene Y. Fu ◽  
Allan J. Nichols ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Ventricular Arrhythmias ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Ventricular Pacing ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacemaker ◽  
Right Ventricular Pacing ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Right ventricular pacing (RVP) increases heart failure, AF, and death rates in pacemaker patients and ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in defibrillator patients. However, the impact of RVP on VAs burden and its clinical significance in pacemaker patients with normal range LVEF of > 50–55% remains unknown. We sought to evaluate the relationship of RVP and VAs and its clinical impact in a pacemaker patient population. Methods Records of 105 patients who underwent denovo dual-chamber pacemaker implant or a generator change (Medtronic™ or Boston Scientific™) for AV block and sinus node disease at a tertiary care center between September 1, 2015, and September 1, 2016, were retrospectively reviewed. Results Data from 105 patients (51% females, mean age 76 ± 1 years, mean LVEF 61 ± 0.7%) without history of VAs (98.2%) were reviewed over 1044 ± 23 days. Dependent patients (100% RVP) exhibited the lowest VAs burden when compared to < 100% RVP (isolated PVCs, PVC runs of < 4 beats, and NSVT; p ≤ 0.001). Patients with < 1% RVP also exhibited low VA burden with intermediate RVP (1–99.9%) being most arrhythmogenic for PVC runs (p = 0.04) and for isolated PVCs (p = 0.006). Antiarrhythmics/beta and calcium channel blockers use and stress tests performed to evaluate VAs which were positive requiring intervention did not differ significantly. Burden of > 1/h of PVC runs and increasing PVC runs/h were significantly associated with hospitalization (p = 0.04) and all-cause mortality (p = 0.03), respectively. Conclusions In pacemaker patients with normal range LVEF (> 50–55%), 100% RVP is associated with the lowest burden of NSVT. Furthermore, patients with < 1% RVP also exhibit low VA burden; however, intermittent RVP seems to significantly correlate with non-sustained VAs.

Dual chamber pacing in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a case study

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-168
Author(s):  
CA Wackowski ◽  
PQ Bierman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Therapy ◽  
Alternative Treatment ◽  
Pacemaker Implantation ◽  
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacemaker ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacing ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacemakers

Implantation of dual chamber pacemakers for symptoms associated with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is being evaluated as an alternative treatment. The effectiveness of this intervention involves programming pacemaker parameters specific to the individual patient. We present a case of a patient diagnosed with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy who underwent dual chamber pacemaker implantation for symptoms refractory to medical therapy.

scholarly journals Iatrogenic ventricular septal defect after dual-chamber pacemaker implantation

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-46
Author(s):  
Fausto Pizzino ◽  
Giampiero Vizzari ◽  
Tanvir Bajwa ◽  
Indrajit Choudhuri ◽  
Bijoy K. Khandheria
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Pacemaker Implantation ◽  
Dual Chamber ◽  
Dual Chamber Pacemaker
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