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Erosion of Internal Cardioverter Defibrillator Pocket and Migration of Pulse Generator into the Peritoneal Cavity
Author(s) -
CHITKARA VINAY K.,
VLAY STEPHEN C.
Publication year - 1996
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.1540-8159.1996.tb03173.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse generator , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , peritoneal cavity , cardiology , generator (circuit theory) , surgery , voltage , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , power (physics) , engineering
ICD therapy for life‐threatening arrhythmias is well established. As more patients are treated, the incidence of recognized and new complications may increase. We report ICD pocket erosion and migration of the pulse generator into the peritoneal cavity in two patients.