Case Report

Late Incidental Discovery of Compression of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery by an Endocardial Defibrillator Lead

Table 1

Device-related complications.

Procedure-related mortality0–0.1%
30-day mortality0–0.6%
Pneumothorax0.4–2.8%
Clinically relevant perforation0.1–1.5%
Pericardial effusion10.2%
Tamponade0.5–1.5%
Pocket hematoma0.2–16%
Infection0.6–3.4%
Lead dislodgement1.2–3.3%
Other: arrhythmias, pleural effusion, haemothorax, aortic root perforation, lung perforation, pneumopericardium, constrictive pericarditis, air embolism, myocardial infarction, diaphragmatic or intercostal pacing, stroke, brachial plexus palsy, phrenic nerve palsy, acute access vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and tricuspid valve damage<0.5%