The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 3 , Pages e5-e6 , March 2010

Eroded Pacemaker in an Elderly Patient

  • Eliza Heather McCaw, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Eliza Heather McCaw, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, 2351 Clay Street, #S-380, San Francisco, CA 94118
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  • Bryan Ristow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif
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  • Richard Hongo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Electrophysiology and Cardiology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif

  • Image Result

    Left lateral view of the site upon presentation. Photo taken prior to extraction and debridement of the eroded pacemaker.

    Left lateral view of the site upon presentation. Photo taken prior to extraction and debridement of the eroded pacemaker.

  • Image Result

    Anterior view of the eroded device.

    Anterior view of the eroded device.

 Funding: No funding sources were used for this manuscript.

 Conflict of Interest: No conflicts of interest exist for all authors.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00953-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.07.026

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 3 , Pages e5-e6 , March 2010

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