First Autopsy Description of Changes 1 Year After Implantation of a Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker: Unexpected Ingrowth and Severe Chronic Inflammation

Can J Cardiol. 2016 Dec;32(12):1578.e1-1578.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.12.028. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Autopsy / methods*
  • Bradycardia / complications
  • Bradycardia / therapy*
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / methods*
  • Disease Progression
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Foreign-Body Reaction* / etiology
  • Foreign-Body Reaction* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
  • Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
  • Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / complications
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / physiopathology