Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE
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Pacing Clin Electrophysiol · Dec 1994
Case ReportsSafety of pacemaker implantation in patients with transvenous (nonthoracotomy) implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
While several reports have documented the safety of implantation of transvenous pacemakers in patients with epicardial patch-based implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), the implantation of transvenous pacemakers in patients with transvenous (nonthoracotomy) ICDs has not been well-described. We present three patients with transvenous ICDs who subsequently underwent implantation of transvenous pacemakers without complication. Technical considerations and a testing, protocol for detection of pacemaker-ICD interactions are discussed.