CARDIAC TAMPONADE DUE TO RIGHT VENTRICULAR PERFORATION BY A TRANSVENOUS ELECTRODE CATHETER : A CASE REPORT

JUN MURAKAMI; SUSUMU ISHIKAWA; TOHRU TAKAHASHI; AKIO OOTAKI; KAZUHIRY SAKATA; YOSIMI OOTANI; HIDEAKI ICHIKAWA; MASAHIRO AIZAKI; YASUSHI SATOH; YASUO MORISHITA

doi:10.2974/kmj1951.43.99

JUN MURAKAMI, SUSUMU ISHIKAWA, TOHRU TAKAHASHI, AKIO OOTAKI, KAZUHIRY SAKATA, YOSIMI OOTANI, HIDEAKI ICHIKAWA, MASAHIRO AIZAKI, YASUSHI SATOH, YASUO MORISHITA

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JUN MURAKAMI
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
SUSUMU ISHIKAWA
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
TOHRU TAKAHASHI
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
AKIO OOTAKI
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
KAZUHIRY SAKATA
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
YOSIMI OOTANI
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
HIDEAKI ICHIKAWA
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
MASAHIRO AIZAKI
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
YASUSHI SATOH
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine
YASUO MORISHITA
The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine

Keywords: Transvenous electrode catheter, Perforation of right ventricle, Cardiac tamponade

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Volume 43 (1993) Issue 1 Pages 99-102

DOI https://doi.org/10.2974/kmj1951.43.99

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Abstract

Acute cardiac tamponade secondary to perforation of the right ventricle during a transient transvenous electrode catheter insertion, occurred in a 79-year-old man. This perforation may have occurred because the apexical tissue of the right ventricle was fragile. Prompt recognition and treatment of this potentially lethal complication of pacemaker electrode catheter insertion are essential.

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