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Can planting a permenant pacemaker cause cardiac tamponade?
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Yes: If a pacemaker lead perforated the right atrial or ventricular wall....If suspected echocardiogram should be ordered immediately.
Answered 9/18/2012
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Yes: If the wire puntures the heart, blood fills the sac surrounding the heart and tamponade can result. This is a known risk of the procedure and occurs ~1:500 times.
Answered 3/26/2013
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