Presentation
Cough and SOB.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Retained pacemaker wire
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Sternotomy.
Retained pacing wire over the left heart.
Mild cardiomegaly. Lungs clear.
From the case:
Retained pacemaker wire
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The retained pacing wire (inside blue circle).
Case Discussion
Prior cardiac surgery.
Short segment of wire projected over the left heart border in keeping with a retain pacing wire.
It is important to identify retaining pacing wires if an MRI is to be undertaken.