Unusual placement of a pacemaker pocket

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1997 Jun;20(6):1739-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03553.x.

Abstract

Because of infection and extensive radiation injury to the skin of the chest wall, a dual chamber pacemaker was implanted deep to the clavicle. The wound has been stable and comfortable for 1 year and pacemaker programming has been unimpaired.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy
  • Clavicle
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Female
  • Heart Block / therapy
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pacemaker, Artificial*
  • Radiation Injuries / complications
  • Surgical Wound Infection