Pacemaker malfunction due to subcutaneous emphysema--a case report.
The authors describe a cas of pacemaker malfunction due to a critical increase of impedance resulting from air entrapment in the pacemaker pocket.
Santomauro
M
M
Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, 2nd Medical School, University of Naples, Italy.
Ferraro
S
S
Maddalena
G
G
Fazio
S
S
Covino
E
E
Pappone
C
C
Spampinato
N
N
Chiariello
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000150:complications*