An uncommon case of thermal burn from repetitive implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks seen on positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan

Christopher Perez; Javier E Banchs; Mark D Strober; Timothy A Mixon

doi:10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.05.007

An uncommon case of thermal burn from repetitive implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks seen on positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan

HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2023 May 18;9(8):539-541. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.05.007. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Christopher Perez¹, Javier E Banchs¹, Mark D Strober¹, Timothy A Mixon¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Temple, Temple, Texas.

No abstract available

Keywords: Computed tomography scan; Defibrillator; ICD shock; PET CT; Positron emission tomography; Subcutaneous tissue injury; Thermal burn; Ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports