Practice Parameters for the Use of Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Device Interaction

Can patients with existing medical devices receive SCS?

The management of patients with additional medical devices has been reported in the literature.

Schimpf R, Wolpert C, Herwig S, Schneider C, Esmailzadeh B, Luderitz B. Potential device interaction of a dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator in a patient with continuous spinal cord stimulation. Europace 5(4):397-402, 2003.
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Romano M, Brusa S, Grieco A, Zucco F, Spinelli A, Allaria B. Efficacy and safety of permanent cardiac DDD pacing with contemporaneous double spinal cord stimulation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 21(2):465-467, 1998.
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Romano M, Zucco F, Baldini MR, Allaria B. Technical and clinical problems in patients with simultaneous implantation of a cardiac pacemaker and spinal cord stimulator. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 16:1639-1644, 1993.
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Iyer R, Gnanadurai TV, Forsey P. Management of cardiac pacemaker in a patient with spinal cord stimulator implant. . Pain 74(2-3):333-335, 1998.
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Ferrero P, Grimaldi R, Massa R, Chiribiri A, de Luca A, Castellano M, Cardano P, Trevi GP. Spinal cord stimulation for refractory angina in a patient implanted with a cardioverter defibrillator. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 30:143-146, 2007.
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Ekre O, Borjesson M, Edvardsson N, Eliasson T, Mannheimer C. Feasibility of spinal cord stimulation in angina pectoris in patients with chronic pacemaker treatment for cardiac arrhythmias. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 26(11):2134-2141, 2003.
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Colini Baldeschi G, Del Giudice GB, Scotti E, Aracri N, Bottone A, Rosati E. Spinal cord stimulation in neuropathic pain of the lower limbs in a patient with Behcet's disease and permanent cardiac DDD pacing. Panminerva Med 46(3):199-200, 2004.
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Andersen C, Oxhoj H, Arnsbo P. Management of spinal cord stimulators in patients with cardiac pacemakers. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 13(5):574-577, 1990.
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