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Abstract 4139677: A rare case of ventriculobronchial fistula caused by an epicardial defibrillator patch

Circulation

Background:Epicardial patch defibrillators (EPDs) were commonly implanted in the 1990s for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. A repeat CT angiogram indicated contrast extension into the ventricular myocardium near the EPD but no lung spillage suggestive of pseudoaneurysm (Picture 1B).She