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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Ectopic Positioning of Pacemaker Electrode |
Other Titles: | Arq. Bras. Cardiol. |
Authors: | Mota, Gildo Prazeres, Juliana Freitas, Nelmacy Magalhães, Luiz Reis, Francisco Aras Júnior, Roque |
metadata.dc.creator: | Mota, Gildo Prazeres, Juliana Freitas, Nelmacy Magalhães, Luiz Reis, Francisco Aras Júnior, Roque |
Abstract: | The present case reports on a patient presenting the cardiac form of Chagas disease, with left ventricular dysfunction and second-degree atrioventricular block Mobitz type II, associated with several syncope episodes. The patient underwent a double-chamber definitive artificial pacemaker implant. One year after the implant, the displacement of the atrial electrode was diagnosed and the patient was submitted to re-implantation of the atrial electrode. Two years after the first surgical procedure, the patient presented dyspnea on exertion. The physical evaluation included an echocardiogram, which detected the presence of a foreign body with metallic characteristics in the left cardiac chambers, consistent with that of an ectopic pacemaker electrode. |
Keywords: | Chagas disease Ventricular dysfunction Left Pacemaker artificial Electrodes Implanted |
Publisher: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/6197 |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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