Pericarditis-induced hyponatremia after cardiac electronic implantable device (CEID) procedures.

Authors

Elnaz Rakhshan
Seyed Abbas Mirabbasi
Bahar Khalighi
Koroush Khalighi MD, MS, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

4-26-2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pericardial effusion along with pleural effusion is one of the rare complications of permanent pacemaker placement. Although extremely uncommon, it is more prevalent in elderly patients and may be complicated with hyponatremia.

CASE REPORT: We observed development of hyponatremia in association with pericardial effusion and pleural effusion, within one month after pacemaker placement in two women with BMI of

CONCLUSIONS: Although extremely uncommon, pericarditis can develop following transvenous pacemaker insertion, which may result in hyponatremia, likely due to SIADH. The most common scenario is an elderly, petite woman with low BMI (

Volume

16

First Page

245

Last Page

249

ISSN

1941-5923

Published In/Presented At

Rakhshan, E., Mirabbasi, S. A., Khalighi, B., & Khalighi, K. (2015). Pericarditis-induced hyponatremia after cardiac electronic implantable device (CEID) procedures. The American journal of case reports, 16, 245–249. https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.893209

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

25913010

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Document Type

Article