It was reported that intra-operative, the patient experienced pericardial effusion during an attempt to implant a leadless implantable pulse generator (ipg).The introducer sheath was placed in the right atrial (ra).It was noted that the patient experienced a blood pressure drop and pericardial effusion was confirmed by echo.The patient was tapped, around 500ml of fluid was drained, and the case was abandoned.The ipg and delivery system were removed. no further patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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