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21 years
Are there any side effects of the pacemaker?
Nov 7, 2014

Dr. Zakia Dimassi Pediatrics
What kind of pacemaker? External? Or implantable (internal)?
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Dr. Ziad Mansour Thoracic Surgery

In some cases it might cause a pacemaker syndrome which may cause episodic headache among other side effects.
Otherwise risks include infections of the skin, the pacemaker itself, or the cardiac valves.
With time the generator might go out from the skin.
The leads might one day occlude the subclavian vein in which they are inserted.


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