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JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 12, Pages 3322-3325Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jce.14746
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S-ICD electrode tip erosion; S-ICD extraction; S-ICD inappropriate shock; S-ICD two-incision implant technique
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A 52-year-old man experienced a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) inappropriate shock due to electrode tip decubitus. The device, implanted two years before with a three-incision technique, was extracted, and a new electrode was implanted along the contralateral parasternal line with a two-incision technique, in a one-stage procedure. One-year follow-up was eventless. Early S-ICD electrode extraction and reimplantation during the same procedure is effective and should be considered as soon as initial signs of decubitus appear to avoid inappropriate shocks. A two-incision technique should be preferred to reduce the risk of electrode tip decubitus.
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