title: Conductor externalization of the Biotronik Kentrox internal cardioverter-defibrillator lead: the tip of another iceberg?
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division/Cardiac Electrophysiology Section), American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: ba47@aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abi-Saleh
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division/Cardiac Electrophysiology Section), American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Marwan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Refaat
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division/Cardiac Electrophysiology Section), American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.affiliation: Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilkoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053840:Brugada Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Advisory; Externalized conductor; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock; Insulation defect; Kentrox