title: Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead dislodgement resulting in sudden cardiac death: a case report.
abstract: A 39-year-old subject with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy experienced sudden cardiac death 13 days after automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) implant. A hitherto unreported cause of death secondary to AICD lead dislodgement is presented along with a brief review of the literature on this subject. This case highlights the need for intensive monitoring of subjects at high risk of AICD lead dislodgement for early detection and intervention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: gnair@ottawaheart.ca.
authors.forename: Girish M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Pathology, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Vidhya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Healey
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Morillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male