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Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2:624-625(2003)
© 2003 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Case report - Arrhythmia

An unusual travel of an endocardial pacing lead to the left ventricle

Salvador Ninot*, Gemma Sánchez and Carlos-A. Mestres

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +34-93-227-5515; fax: +34-93-227-5749
sninot{at}clinic.ub.es

A 80-year-old lady was admitted because of dyspnea, complete AV block and ventricular rate of 15 bpm. A DDDR pacemaker was successfully implanted. Postoperative EKG showed right bundle branch block and X-ray the ventricular lead in the left ventricle. It traveled all the way through a foramen ovale being later relocated in the right apex.

Key Words: Pacemaker; Endocardial lead; Left ventricle

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