1.
Chest
; 91(3): 467-8, 1987 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3816328
ABSTRACT
An 81-year-old woman with a mercury-zinc powered permanent pacemaker experienced the sudden pain on her pacemaker pocket followed by an explosion. We are aware of no other report of the spontaneous and symptomatic bursting of a generator battery with fracture of the pulse generator capsule.
Subject(s)
Pacemaker, Artificial/adverse effects , Pain/etiology , Aged , Female , Humans
2.
Ann Intern Med
; 105(6): 969-70, 1986 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3777724