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Heart, Lung and Circulation
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Identification and Subsequent Extraction of an Atrial Pacing Lead Inadvertently Positioned Within the Pulmonary Venous Atrium of a Patient With D-Transposition of the Great Arteries

  • Chethan Kasargod Prabhakar
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    Green Lane Cardiovascular Research Unit, Auckland City Hospital; Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services, Starship Children’s Hospital; Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Andrew Martin
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    Corresponding author at: Green Lane Cardiovascular Research Unit, Auckland City Hospital; Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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    Green Lane Cardiovascular Research Unit, Auckland City Hospital; Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Clare O’Donnell
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    Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Services, Starship Children’s Hospital; Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Nigel Lever
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    Green Lane Cardiovascular Research Unit, Auckland City Hospital; Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Published:January 04, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2022.11.016
      In a male patient with D-transposition of the great arteries post Mustard repair, we report the inadvertent placement of an atrial pacemaker lead across the baffle into the pulmonary venous atrium managed with extraction and re-implantation.

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