Journal article
Postmortem Interrogation of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A 15-Year Experience
ED Paratz, TJ Block, DA Stub, A La Gerche, PM Kistler, JM Kalman, N Strathmore, H Mond, NWF Woodford, M Burke, A Voskoboinik
Jacc Clinical Electrophysiology | Published : 2022
Abstract
Objectives: This study sought to define the feasibility and utility of postmortem cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) interrogation. Background: The diagnostic yield of routine postmortem interrogation of CIEDs including pacemakers, defibrillators, and implantable loop recorders has not been established. Methods: The study reviewed all CIED interrogations in deceased individuals undergoing medicolegal investigation of sudden or unexplained death by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine between 2005 and 2020. Results: A total of 260 patients (68.8% male, median age 72.8 years [interquartile range: 62.7-82.2 years]) underwent CIED interrogation (202 pacemakers, 56 defibrillator..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr Paratz is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/National Heart Foundation (NHF) co-funded Post-graduate Scholarship, Royal Australasian College of Physicians JJ Billings Scholarship and PSA Insurance Cardiovascular Scholarship. Dr Stub is supported by a NHF Future Leadership Fellowship. Dr La Gerche is supported by an NHF Future Leadership Fellowship and an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship. Dr Voskoboinik is supported by an NHMRC EL1 Investigator Grant and an NHF Early Career Fellowship. All other authors have reported that they have no re-lationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.