Archive for September 15th, 2009

15 Sep

Inadvertent Lumbosacral Plexopathy Due to Temporary Pacemaker Implantation

A 70-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency room with chest pain. An immediate electrocardiography revealed an inferoposterior myocardial infarction. The patient was then transferred to the coronary care unit, where he developed 2:1 atrioventricular block and bradycardia. A temporary pacemaker was implanted via the right femoral vein and tissue plasminogen activator, and [...]

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