PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Richard G. Trohman
AU  - Parikshit S. Sharma
TI  - Detecting and managing device leads inadvertently placed in the left ventricle
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17012
DP  - 2018 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 69--75
VI  - 85
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/1/69.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/85/1/69.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2018 Jan 01; 85
AB  - Inadvertent malpositioning of a cardiac implantable electronic device lead into the left ventricle is a rare complication of transvenous pacing and defibrillation. Rapid identification of lead position is critical during implantation and just after the procedure, with immediate correction required if malpositioning is detected. If lead misplacement is discovered late after implantation, the lead should be surgically removed or chronic anticoagulation with warfarin should be instituted.