Ferrero Paolo, Grimaldi Roberto, Massa Riccardo, Chiribiri Amedeo, De Luca Anna, Castellano Maddalena, Cardano Paola, Trevi Gian Paolo
Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2007 Jan;30(1):143-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00592.x.
Spinal cord stimulation is currently used to treat refractory angina. Some concerns may arise about the possible interaction concerning the spinal cord stimulator in patients already implanted with a pacemaker or a cardioverter defibrillator. We are going to describe the successful implantation of a spinal cord stimulator in a patient previously implanted with a cardioverter defibrillator.