Aim . To present the experience and assess complications of permanent pacing in children with bradyarrhythmias based on long-term follow-up. Methods Data 145 structurally normal heart implanted pacemakers at age from 1 month to 18 years were retrospectively assessed. The follow-up was 1999 2020 years. Epicardial pacemaker 71 children, endocardial - 74. mean primary implantation 8.67±5.2 Results...

Precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are considered same disease with different clinical presentations. Clinically, a case is defined as lymphoma if there is a mass lesion in the mediastinum or elsewhere and < 25% blasts in the bone marrow. Whereas, bone marrow with > 25% blasts with or without mediastinal masses is classified as T-cell ALL...

Rev Esp Cardiol 2002;55(11):1201 1201 A 51-year-old male patient was seen in the emergency room for back pain irradiated to the neck of one week in duration. During the examination, the patient presented hypotension. The electrocardiogram (ECG) showed negative T waves on the inferior face and tall T waves in V1 and V2. In the chest radiograph, mediastinal widening and cardiomegaly were evident....

OBJECTIVES Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO)-associated cardiac perforation (CP) at our institution prompted this retrospective review. BACKGROUND Cardiac perforation is a rare complication after transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. METHODS To identify CP after transcatheter ASD closure with ASO, cardiac events (CE) describing definite CP, hemopericardium, pericardial effusion, c...

Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the various computed tomography findings in penetrating chest trauma, as well as to determine the frequency and extent of the lesions. Material and Methods We studied the computed tomography findings from 40 cases of penetrating thoracic trauma, of which 35 (85.8%) were gunshot wounds and 5 (14.2%) were caused by another type of weapon. Results...

Cardiac perforation by pacemaker is a rare but potentially fatal complication. Acute perforations occurring within twenty-four hours of insertion of pacemaker can lead to hemopericardium, cardiac tamponade, and death. Hemothorax occurring as an acute complication of pacemaker insertion is reported but extremely rare. Previously, hemothorax and shock as a subacute complication following pacemake...

Migration of orthopedic fixation wires into the ascending aorta though a rare occurrence can have devastating consequences. Therefore, prompt recognition, with immediate and cautious retrieval of the implant is paramount in averting these complications.We present a case of a 5-year-old boy with the intra-aortic migration of a K-wire used for the treatment of a right clavicle fracture. He was tr...

Background: Most pericardial effusions that occur in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are small, simple, and without symptomology. However, its most severe form, effusion can precipitate cardiac tamponade, when untreated, cause abrupt hemodynamic instability. Pericardial may be a manifestation left ventricular free-wall rupture, hemorrhagic peri...