An unusually late dislodged atrial lead catching externalized ICD‐lead conductor. A rare cause of simultaneous atrial and ICD lead over‐sensing

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Extremely late asymptomatic atrial lead dislodgement from the right atrial appendage to superior vena cava with autopsy findings

“… 2 The cause of lead dislocation in one-third of patients was inadequate fixation of sleeves. 5 Regarding the late complication of atrial lead, Kristensen and colleagues 6 reported late dislodgement of the atrial lead with active fixation 7–8 years after lead implantation, and the mechanism of dislodgement was speculated to be that the operation for replacement of the new generator caused a change in the lead traction. The present case is the first case report of extremely long-term dislocation of the atrial lead with passive fixation and detailed observation by autopsy.…”