This case report is about an asymptomatic patient with a medical history of cardiac surgery in which the presence of temporary epicardial pacing wires has been revealed and, subsequently, their migration into the pulmonary artery has been documented after years from surgery. The wire was successfully removed in a percutaneous interventional procedure.

Strange endocardiac image in very slow motion: the clue in medical history / F. Balata, S. Costantino, C. Ferrari, C. Vignati. - In: BMJ CASE REPORT. - ISSN 1757-790X. - 18:5(2025 May), pp. e264061.1-e264061.3. [10.1136/bcr-2024-264061]

Strange endocardiac image in very slow motion: the clue in medical history

F. Balata
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S. Costantino
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C. Vignati
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2025

Abstract

This case report is about an asymptomatic patient with a medical history of cardiac surgery in which the presence of temporary epicardial pacing wires has been revealed and, subsequently, their migration into the pulmonary artery has been documented after years from surgery. The wire was successfully removed in a percutaneous interventional procedure.
Interventional cardiology; Pericardial disease; Valvar diseases
Settore MEDS-07/B - Malattie dell'apparato cardiovascolare
mag-2025
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