It was reported by the patient that ¿a lead wire drained the battery on the device¿ and understood ¿both device and lead were defective within 2 ½ years.¿ he states he has been in and out of hospitals due to device malfunction and has had numerous visits for congestive heart failure.No further information was able to be obtained.The device was explanted and replaced, and the pace/sense portion of the right ventricular (rv) lead was replaced by a new pace/sense lead.No patient complications have been reported as a result of this event.
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