Juniper Publishers Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Therapy

JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY   Introduction Pacemaker lead induced Venous thrombosis occurs in 30% to 50% of permanent trans-venous pacemaker implantation [ 1 ]. Out of these only 0.6-3.5% cases have serious thromboembolic complications [ 2 ]. In an autopsy series, almost half of the patients were found to have thrombi in pacemaker leads [ 3 ], however, intracardiac thrombosis due to pacemaker lead causing serious embolic complication is a rare entity. We report a case of a large pacemaker lead thrombus leads to massive pulmonary embolism after 10 years of implantation. Case Report A 77 year old man who had a dual chamber pacemaker implanted 10 years back for sick sinus syndrome. He had regular follow up visits including device check and all were found to be in order. He presented to our institution with 2 weeks history of shortness of breath and sudden onset of right sided pleuri...

JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Abstract Venous thrombosis is a condition in which a blood coagulation (thrombus) shapes in a vein. This coagulation can constrain blood course through the vein, bringing on swelling and torment. Most normally, venous thrombosis happens in the “profound veins” in the legs, thighs, or pelvis; this is known as a deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. DVT is the most well-known kind of venous thrombosis. Be that as it may, a thrombus can shape anyplace in the venous framework. On the off chance that a section or the greater part of the blood coagulation in the vein severs from the site where it is shaped, it can go through the venous framework; this is called an embolus. In the event that the embolus holds up in the lung, it is called pulmonary embolism (PE), a genuine condition that prompts to more than 50,000 passing’s a year in the United States. Much of the time, PE is brought on when part ...