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Prevalence of complications during implantation and during 38-month follow-up of 1060 consecutive patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19262366     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During implantation and during 38-month follow-up of 1060 consecutive patients who had implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, complications occurred in 60 (5.7%) of 1060 patients. These complications consisted of fractured leads requiring lead revision in 36 (3.4%) patients, lead infection requiring antibiotics in 5 (0.5%) patients, device replacement because of malfunction in 5 (0.5%) patients, repositioning of leads in 3 (0.3%) patients, a hematoma at the time of implantation in 3 (0.3%) patients, pneumothorax at the time of implantation in 2 (0.2%) patients, repair of a defective generator in 1 (0.1%) patient, replacement of the device because of atrophy of the skin over the device in 1 (0.1%) patient, a transient ischemic attack because of atrial fibrillation developing during implantation in 1 (0.1%) patient, device replacement because of a recall from Guidant in 1 (0.1%) patient, pocket revision because of pain when lying on the side of the pacemaker in 1 (0.1%) patient, and pacemaker infection in 1 (0.1%) patient.
Authors:
Fausan S Tsai; Wilbert S Aronow; Srikala Devabhaktuni; Harit Desai; Adam Kruger; Hoang M Lai; William H Frishman; Martin Cohen; Carmine Sorbera
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of therapeutics     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1536-3686     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Ther     Publication Date:    2010 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-22     Completed Date:  2010-03-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9441347     Medline TA:  Am J Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e8-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, 10595, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / epidemiology,  etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*,  etiology
Prevalence
Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy,  epidemiology,  etiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents

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