Expanding clinical indications of cardiac rhythm management have led to an increased use of pacemaker implantation which is associated with increased incidence of pacemaker infections. Staphylococcus aureus and epidermidis account for the majority of pacemaker infections. Infection of implantable cardiac devices by mycobacterium species, particularly mycobacterial tuberculosis is rare. We prese...

Adams-Stokes seizures can occur in patients with intermittent complete A-V block. The history of a single Adams-Stokes syncopal attack is an indication for intracardiac pacing. Fixed rate pacemakers employed in the presence of intermittent varying degrees of A-V block and sinus rhythm result in recurrent co-acting rhythms of artificial and natural beats (Linenthal and Zoll, 1962). This arrhythm...

The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead has undergone numerous design and manufacturing changes over the last 25 years aimed at improving patient care and outcomes. It is widely accepted that implantable cardioverterdefibrillator leads, similar to pacemaker leads, have a finite life. The design of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead is more complex than that of a pacemaker le...

background: dextrocardia is a congenital anomaly, which may have coexistent coronary artery disease (cad), arrhythmias and conventional indications for device therapy. however, the implantation of transvenous leads can be technically challenging and the approach needs to be tailored to the patient's individual anatomy. case presentation: a 54-year-old male with dextrocardia situs inversus ...

CONTEXT Despite there being millions of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) generator implants worldwide, little is known about device reliability. OBJECTIVES To perform a meta-analysis of prospective pacemaker and ICD registries to determine annual rates of pacemaker and ICD malfunction and to identify trends in these rates. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (January 1966 to Apri...

HINOJOS A, ILG K. Removal of Misplaced Left Ventricular Single Lead Pacemaker in a Patient Presenting with Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attacks. Spartan Med. Res. J. Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 64-73, 2017. CONTEXT: Over 200,000 cardiac electronic implantable devices are annually placed in individuals living within the United States. Complications from this procedure can range up to 12%. Inadvertent lea...

Between 1990 and 2000, over 600,000 implantable cardiac pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators were recalled. 41% of these devices were recalled due to device software issues. Software-related recalls are increasing with the growing complexity of medical device software, which is responsible for the life-critical operation with the organ. Currently, there are no formal methods to test and v...

The malpositioning of a pacemaker lead is an uncommon and under-reported complication of pacemaker/Automated Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (AICD) placement. It can be associated with complications such as pericardial effusions and tamponade. We describe a case of an elderly woman who developed cardiac tamponade after inadvertent placement of a permanent pacing lead in the left ventricl...