Abstract:Objective To assess the clinical features, management and prognosis of permanent ventricular pacing leads unintentionally malpositioned in the left ventricle. Methods Relevant literature was collected by searching the databases including PubMed, OVID, Embase, EBSCO, ScienceDirect, CNKI, VIP and Wanfang. Results Till July 2015, 85 cases from 72 papers were enrolled in. Pacing leads were mostly malpositioned into left ventricle via atrial septum (78.8%) and aorta (18.8%). Electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, especially the lateral view, CT and echocardiography showed the unusual position of pacing leads. The rates of thromboembolic events, mitral valve damage and the infection of pacemaker were 30.6%, 8.2% and 7% respectively. Thromboembolic events could be successfully prevented by life-long anticoagulant such as Warfarin or pacing lead extraction without complication or sequelae. Conclusions Pacing leads malpositioned in left ventricle may lead to thromboembolic events, which can be prevented by anticoagulant.