Europace Advance Access originally published online on March 6, 2008
Europace 2008 10(7):890-891; doi:10.1093/europace/eun057
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CASE REPORTS
Fatal left internal mammary artery graft to subclavian vein fistula complicating dual-chamber pacemaker implantation
Arrhythmia Unit, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinic and School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
We describe the case of a 75-year-old woman with an iatrogenic fistula between a left internal mammary artery graft to the left anterior descending coronary artery and the left subclavian vein that developed after implantation of a dual-chamber pacemaker.
Key Words: Arteriovenous fistula, Pacemaker, Left internal mammary artery
* Corresponding author. Tel: +34 948255400. E-mail address: amaciasg{at}unav.es
Manuscript submitted 23 January 2008. Accepted after revision 13 February 2008.