Inadvertent temporary pacemaker lead placement in aortic sinus.

ABSTRACT: Inadvertent placement of pacing leads into abnormal locations is potentially very dangerous. However, in emergency situations and without fluoroscopic guidance, these complications do occur. We report a case of an elderly male who underwent temporary pacemaker lead implantation without fluoroscopic guidance for cardiac arrest, but later the pacemaker lead was found to be in the non-coronary aortic sinus, but still capturing the myocardium. Interestingly, the post-pacing electrocardiography was mimicking atrial pacing.

SUBMITTER: Garg N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3970375 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature