title: A rare, late complication after automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement.
abstract: This article describes an interesting case of automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) extrusion fifteen months after implantation. The case report is followed by a discussion of the causes and treatment of skin erosion following pacemaker/AICD insertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital and Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10003, USA. shapiromi@rcn.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanon
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schweitzer