Key result
Subpectoral pacemaker relocation successfully managed repeated pocket complications, including infection and hematoma, caused by senile pruritus in an 89-year-old non-compliant patient.
Population
1 89-year-old male patient with slow atrial fibrillation, dilated cardiomyopathy, moderate mitral and aortic…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
Short-term post-relocation
Authors
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Pruritus may contribute to late pacemaker pocket infection; hypothesis-generating observation requiring confirmation in larger studies.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Subpectoral pacemaker relocation can be an effective salvage strategy for recurrent pocket complications in non-compliant patients with senile pruritus.
Ursaru et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Pacemaker pocket complications due to senile pruritus (n=1). Subpectoral pacemaker relocation was evaluated on Resolution of pocket complications. Subpectoral pacemaker relocation successfully managed repeated pocket complications, including infection and hematoma, caused by senile pruritus in an 89-year-old non-compliant patient.
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