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Excessive fibrotic tissue growth
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Extracardiac stimulation (muscle/nerve stimulation)
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Fluid accumulation
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Foreign body rejection phenomena
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Formation of hematomas or seromas
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Heart block
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Hemorrhage
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Hemothorax
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Inability to defibrillate or pace
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Inappropriate therapy (e.g., shocks and antitachycardia pacing [ATP]
where applicable, pacing)
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Incisional pain
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Incomplete lead connection with pulse generator
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Infection including endocarditis
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Lead dislodgment
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Lead fracture
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Lead insulation breakage or abrasion
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Lead tip deformation and/or breakage
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Local tissue reaction
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Low amplitude VF signals
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Malignancy or skin burn due to fluoroscopic radiation
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Myocardial trauma (e.g., irritability, injury, tissue damage)
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Myopotential sensing
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Oversensing/undersensing
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Pericardial rub, effusion
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Pneumothorax
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Post-shock rhythm disturbances
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Pulse generator and/or lead migration
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Shunting current during defibrillation with internal or external paddles
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Syncope
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Tachyarrhythmias, which include acceleration of arrhythmias and early,
recurrent atrial fibrillation
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Thrombosis/thromboemboli
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Valve damage
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Vasovagal response
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Venous occlusion
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Venous trauma (e.g., perforation, dissection, erosion)