A rare, late complication after automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement.
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.
Shapiro
Michael
M
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
Hanon
Sam
S
Schweitzer
Paul
P