https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2017.905

The unusual journey of a retained epicardial pacing wire

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2017)
Submitted: 11 July 2017
Accepted: 7 August 2017
Published: 4 September 2017
Temporary epicardial pacing wire migration, epicardial pacing wire complication.
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Francesca Giacomazzi
francesca.giacomazzi@grupposandonato.it
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4245-5655
Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy.
Lorenzo Menicanti
Cardiac Surgery Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy.
Massimo Lombardi
Multimodal Cardiac Imaging, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy.
Roberto Tramarin
Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy.
The placement of temporary epicardial pacing wires (EPWs) at the completion of cardiac surgery is a routine procedure in most centers. Complications related to their insertion, removal and retention are infrequent, yet potentially severe, including hemorrhage, tamponade, infection and death. Here, we describe an unusual case of retained temporary EPWs migration.

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Francesca Giacomazzi, Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano
Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit
Lorenzo Menicanti, Cardiac Surgery Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano

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Giacomazzi, F., Menicanti, L., Lombardi, M., & Tramarin, R. (2017). The unusual journey of a retained epicardial pacing wire. Italian Journal of Medicine, 11(4), 396–398. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2017.905

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