Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture

• Main Authors: Madhu Gangadhara (Author), Charles Peebles (Author), James Gnanapragasam (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Performing chest X-ray is an important annual investigation to check pacemaker lead integrity during follow-up of patients with pacemakers. Understanding lead design is vital to the correct interpretation of X-rays to prevent inappropriate interventions for patients as highlighted in this case.