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The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1998 April;39(2):221-2

Copyright © 2000 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

Laceration of a saphenous vein graft by an epicardial pacemaker wire

Gal Th. J., Chaet M. S., Novitzky D.

From the University of South Florida College of Medicine Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Tampa, Florida


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The use of tem­po­rary pac­ing wires has ­become wide­spread in car­diac sur­gery. Complications relat­ed to their use are rare. We ­report a case of car­diac tam­po­nade fol­low­ing remov­al of an atri­al pac­ing wire.

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