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Distal pacemaker lead fracture: a rare entity
  1. D X Augustine1,
  2. K Carson1,
  3. A Garg2
  1. 1Department of Cardiology, RUH Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
  2. 2RUH Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
  1. Correspondence to D X Augustine, dxaugustine{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.05.2010.3019

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    An 87-year-old woman from a nursing home with a history of ventricular rate responsive demand (VVIR) Microny II SR (St. Jude Medical AB, Järfälla, Sweden) pacemaker insertion for syncope with complete heart block in 2003 was admitted following an episode of loss of consciousness. This occurred as she was being helped to the toilet by two carers each supporting her under one arm. …

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