title: Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and sternal wires: a cautionary tale.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (J.W.), Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), and Cardiology (D-I.S.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany; and Bioengineering Department, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, City University London, London, United Kingdom (S.O'C.). Wintergina@web.de.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (J.W.), Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), and Cardiology (D-I.S.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany; and Bioengineering Department, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, City University London, London, United Kingdom (S.O'C.).
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohlmeier
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (J.W.), Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), and Cardiology (D-I.S.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany; and Bioengineering Department, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, City University London, London, United Kingdom (S.O'C.).
authors.forename: Dong-In
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (J.W.), Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), and Cardiology (D-I.S.), Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany; and Bioengineering Department, School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, City University London, London, United Kingdom (S.O'C.).
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012307:Risk Factors; D056346:Sternotomy; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: complications; defibrillation, electric; shock