[Cardiac perforation following pacemaker implantation - a case series from Iceland].

Introduction: Perforation of the heart is a serious complication following pacemaker implantation that can cause life threatening bleeding and cardiac tamponade. Here we describe five cases that were diagnosed in Iceland during a four year period.

Materials And Methods: This population-based case series includes five patients diagnosed with cardiac perforation following pacemaker insertion at Landspítali and Akureyri Hospital from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2010.

[Endocarditis in Iceland 2000-2009, a national survey incidence, microbiology and prognosis].

Introduction: The objective of this study was to analyze the incidence, clinical features, microbiology and prognosis of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) in Iceland, and to compare the results with a previous study made in Iceland 1976-85.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study including all patients diagnosed with IE in Iceland 2000-2009. Information was obtained from medical records.

Congenital cardiac malformations in Iceland from 1990 through 1999.

Introduction And Background: About 1% of live-born children have congenital malformations of the heart. The aim of our study was to investigate the incidence of such defects in children born in Iceland during a period of 10 years, extending from 1990 through 1999.

Materials And Methods: Information about the patients was obtained from medical records from two hospitals that cover the whole country, a private clinic of pediatric cardiologists, an echocardiography database, autopsy reports, and death certificates.