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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug 3;3(11):539-541.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2017.07.012. eCollection 2017 Nov.

Migration of an implantable loop recorder into the pleural space

Mark W Preminger  1 , Dan L Musat  1 , Tina Sichrovsky  1 , Advay G Bhatt  1 , Suneet Mittal  1
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Case Reports

Migration of an implantable loop recorder into the pleural space

Mark W Preminger et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac implantable electronic device; Complications; Implantable loop recorder.

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Figure 1
Electrocardiogram recording. This recording was obtained at the patient's remote monitoring session performed a month after insertion of the implantable loop recorder.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Posteroanterior (left) and lateral (right) chest radiograph showing migration of the implantable loop recorder (arrow) into the left pleural space.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Chest computed tomography. Cross-sectional image (left) and 3-dimensional reconstruction (right) show the implantable loop recorder in the left pleural space.
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