title: Pacemaker failure due to pocket emphysema.
abstract: Pocket emphysema is an unusual cause of failure of a permanent pacemaker. Reported herein is temporary failure of a unipolar DDD pacemaker caused by pocket emphysema in a pediatric patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Handy
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gillette
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sade
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*