Myocardial infarction due to a retained epicardial pacing wire. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 Nov;94(5):1724-6
Date
10/27/2012Pubmed ID
23098955DOI
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.055Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84867800394 4 CitationsAbstract
A 20-year-old man with a temporary epicardial pacing wire retained after infant repair of an atrioventricular septal defect presented with cardiopulmonary arrest. After resuscitation with extracorporeal membranous oxygenation, a coronary angiogram demonstrated a retained epicardial pacing wire compressing the left anterior descending artery and obtuse marginals. Owing to poor prognostic findings on a computed tomography scan of his head, he was terminally withdrawn from mechanical support. This case demonstrates a potential devastating complication of a retained temporary epicardial pacing wire.
Author List
Cohen SB, Bartz PJ, Earing MG, Sheil A, Nicolosi A, Woods RKAuthors
Peter J. Bartz MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinScott B. Cohen MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Ronald K. Woods MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Cardiac Pacing, ArtificialFatal Outcome
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction
Pericardium
Young Adult
