Human infections with Salmonella Blockley are uncommon, and cases described in the literature are usually gastrointestinal in origin. We report a case of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) infection in a 76-year-old Chinese man who presented with pain, redness, and warmth from the ICD pocket site, which later developed a sinus draining purulent material. S. Blockley was isolated fr...

BACKGROUND The rate of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) infections has been increasing faster than that of implantation. We sought to determine the rate and predictors of ICD infection in a large cohort of Medicare patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Cases submitted to the ICD Registry from 2006 to 2009 were matched to Medicare fee-for-service claims data using indirect patient identifi...

The PRAETORIAN trial showed that the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) is noninferior to transvenous ICD (TV-ICD) with respect device-related complications and inappropriate shocks in a conventional population. Nevertheless, type of underlying mechanism for differ between devices. Earlier studies have reported decrease quality life (QoL) patients or complications. It u...

The patient is a 62-year-old man with continuous positive airway pressure-intolerant obstructive sleep apnea who was enrolled in a study for a hypoglossal nerve upper airway stimulation device (UAS). Nearly 2.5 years later, he was admitted to the hospital for unstable angina. Diagnostic workup revealed a prior myocardial infarction, an ejection fraction of 30% on maximal medical therapy, and ep...

BACKGROUND Many clinical trials have demonstrated a benefit for cardiac resynchronization (CRT) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapies in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, yet questions have been raised with regard to the benefit of ICDs for women. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical effectiveness of CRT and ICD therapy as a funct...

External electrical cardioversion or defibrillation may be necessary in patients with implanted cardiac pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Sudden discharge of high electrical energy employed in direct current (DC) transthoracic countershock may damage the PM/ICD system resulting in a series of possible device malfunctions. For this reason, when defibrillation or car...

Indications for pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantations are rapidly expanding. Hence, device-related complications have increased the need for lead extraction. Lead extractions are performed percutaneously or by open surgery. We present a patient with isolated left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy suffering from ICD pulse generator pocket and lead infect...

Endocarditis is a devastating complication of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy. Partial or complete device removal has been advocated for the treatment of this condition although controlled data are lacking. We present a case of ICD-related endocarditis caused by Bacillus spp. that occurred following coronary angiography. To the best of our knowledge, Bacillus spp. has not b...

A case of ventricular tachycardia misdiagnosed as ventricular fibrillation due to double counting of the tachycardia’s wide QRS complex in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recipient is presented. As a result, an inappropriate shock was delivered by the device instead of anti-tachycardia pacing. Reprogramming of the detection criteria in a less sensitive manner resolved the proble...