Feasibility of spinal cord stimulation in a patient with a cardiac pacemaker.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report about the safe use of a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) and a permanent cardiac pacemaker (PPM). Open-label case report. A 75-year-old male with a history of diabetic polyneuropathy and a permanent pacemaker was followed for 6 months after implantation of a SCS. The simultaneous use of bipolar SCS in a patient with a PPM is not contraindicated. However, because false inhibition of a cardiac pacemaker may potentially lead to serious events, individual testing is mandatory to ascertain safety in each patient.
Medical subject headings
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Diabetic Neuropathies
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
- Pacemaker, Artificial
- Spinal Cord