title: Reduction of pacemaker pressure symptoms using nonantigenic preserved human dermis grafts.
abstract: Skin pressure symptoms can occur in thin patients with pacemakers, with erosion through the skin surface a possibility. To correct this problem without device removal, two patients had nonantigenic preserved human dermis grafts placed over their pacemakers. This acellular nonantigenic human dermal substitute provided significant thickness over the devices and improvement in pressure symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Scripps Clinic, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome