Pacemaker lead fracture

Case contributed by Jayanth Keshavamurthy , 14 Feb 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Bálint Botz, 10 Dec 2019

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Age was set to Adult.
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Patient with aFollow up chest x ray for-ray to evaluate pacemaker follow uplead position.

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The incidence of lead fractures in pacemakers is about 1%–4%

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