PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A G C Sutton
AU  - J M McComb
AU  - M A de Belder
TI  - Erosion of the left ventricle by the epicardial patch of an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
AID  - 10.1136/hrt.82.1.112
DP  - 1999 Jul 01
TA  - Heart
PG  - 112--113
VI  - 82
IP  - 1
4099  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/82/1/112.short
4100  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/82/1/112.full
SO  - Heart1999 Jul 01; 82
AB  - A 56 year old man with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator was admitted with chest pain and collapse. Erosion of the left ventricle by an epicardial patch was confirmed by thoracotomy, but surgical repair was impossible. This rare complication should be considered in patients with a history of cardioverter defibrillators implanted by thoracotomy.