Inadvertent Disabling of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Antitachycardia Therapies Following Breast Reconstructive Surgery

Abstract

A 47-year-old woman with an implantable cardiac defibrillator and breast cancer underwent left breast mastectomy with simultaneous reconstruction using a breast tissue expander. She was found to have intermittent disabling of tachyarrhythmia detection and therapy functions of her implantable cardiac defibrillator that were triggered by the breast tissue expander magnetic port. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Keywords

• breast cancer
• breast tissue expander
• cardio-oncology
• implantable cardiac defibrillator