The Guidant recall includes over 50,000 devices that are currently in use,
at least 20,000 of which are implanted into American patients. The following
is a list of potential risks associated with the recalled ICDs, pacemakers and
defibrillators manufactured by Guidant.
Serious complications from the surgery
- Death
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Electrical storm
- Puncture of lung or heart muscle
- Torn blood vessel
- Severe bruising or bleeding
- Air intrusion between lungs and the chest wall
Less serious complications:
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- Fainting
- Shortness of breath, prolonged hiccupping, difficulty breathing
- Redness, warmth, tenderness, or swelling of the incision site
- Drainage of liquid from the incision site along with fever
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