User's Manual

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─ Formation of hematomas or cysts,
─ Inappropriate shocks,
─ Infection,
─ Keloid formation,
─ Lead abrasion and fracture,
─ Lead migration/dislodgment,
─ Myocardial damage,
─ Pneumothorax,
─ Shunting current or insulating myocardium during defibrillation
with internal or external paddles,
─ Potential mortality due to inability to defibrillate or pace,
─ Thromboemboli,
─ Venous occlusion,
─ Venous or cardiac perforation.
Patients susceptible to frequent shocks despite antiarrhythmic
medical management may develop psychological intolerance to an
ICD system that may include the following:
─ Dependency,
─ Depression,
─ Fear of premature battery depletion,
─ Fear of shocking while conscious,
─ Fear that shocking capability may be lost,
─ Imagined shocking (phantom shock).