Bullet Impact Into Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Averts Serious Injury and Death

• DOI: 10.1016/j.atssr.2023.01.002
• Publication Date: 2023-01-14T16:12:41Z
• Authors: Jonathan A. Reimer; Khaled Abdelhady; Raed Sawaqed; Bradley P. Knight; Sydney Franko; Heather Friedman; Amir Vafa; Malek G. Massad

A 26-year-old man with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) sustained a gunshot injury to the left side of his chest wall, resulting in direct impact bullet into AICD generator. The resulted dent outer case along damage generator battery device deactivation. There was no associated intrathoracic injury. successfully replaced, patient discharged. This report describes comprehensive analysis management this extraordinary young lifelong need for AICD.