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Hemothorax Associated with Anticoagulation after Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Possible Similarity to Postinfarction Dressler's Syndrome
Author(s) -
SHAHIAN DAVID M.,
VENDITTI FERDINAND J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1992.tb03131.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , complication , hemothorax , cardiology , defibrillation , adverse effect , surgery , pneumothorax
Massive hemotho‐rax developed after placement of an implantable cardioverter defifarillator (JCD) in two patients who received postoperative anticoagulants. The possible relationship of (his complication to polyserositis after ICD implantation is discussed as are the possible adverse sequelae of early anticoagulation after ICD implantation.