Unusual placement of a pacemaker pocket.
Because of infection and extensive radiation injury to the skin of the chest wall, a dual chamber pacemaker was implanted deep to the clavicle. The wound has been stable and comfortable for 1 year and pacemaker programming has been unimpaired.
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Cardiology Division, Fernandez Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D002968:Clavicle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection