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  • Title: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator patch erosion presenting as hemoptysis.
    Author: Verheyden CN, Price L, Lynch DJ, Knight WL.
    Journal: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol; 1994 Nov; 5(11):961-3. PubMed ID: 7889235.
    Abstract:
    Although the internal cardioverter defibrillator has prevented many premature deaths from lethal ventricular arrhythmias, some complications have occurred with its use. We present a patient who developed a fistula between the left ventricle and a bronchus, caused by erosion of the ventricular patch. The patient's presenting symptom was hemoptysis. Physicians caring for patients with these devices should be aware of this potential problem.
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