{"id":8087,"date":"2013-05-03T04:17:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T04:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiophile.org\/?p=8087"},"modified":"2023-04-24T20:10:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T14:40:27","slug":"potential-adverse-events-after-icd-implantation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/potential-adverse-events-after-icd-implantation\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential adverse events after ICD implantation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yS0LyJiyrDY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Potential adverse events after ICD implantation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Implantable cardioverter defibrillators are life saving devices used for treatment of life threatening ventricular arrhythmias and averting sudden cardiac death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some of the rare adverse events which can occur with ICDs are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Pericardial effusion<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Generator pocket hematoma<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Lead problems like insulation failure and fracture requiring lead revision<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Infection, device pocket erosion<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Inappropriate shocks, which could be due to T-wave oversensing, lead problems or supraventricular arrhythmias<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Some may develop psychological problems due to undue fear for shocks<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adverse events after ICD implantation: Pericardial effusion, pocket hematoma, inappropriate shocks, lead insulation failure and fracture, fear for shocks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecg-electrophysiology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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