Table 1: Summary of Case Reports.
| Study | No. of patients | Which device first? | PPM/ICD generator location | PPM sensing mode | DBS mode | DBS pulse generator location | Follow-up duration (months) | Interaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacemakers and DBS | ||||||||
| Senatus et al. (2004)[23] | 2 | PPM PPM |
Left SC Left SC |
B B |
B U |
Bilateral AB Bilateral AB |
22 | None None |
| Capelle et al. (2005)[16] | 6 | PPM PPM DBS* PPM PPM PPM |
Right SC NS NS NS NS NS |
B B B B B B |
B B B B U B |
Left SC Right SC Left SC and AB Left SC Left SC Left SC |
4–48 (mean 25.3) |
None None None None None None |
| Ozben et al. (2006)[17] | 1 | DBS | Right SC | B | NS | Left SC | 6 | None |
| Ashino et al. (2009)[18] | 1 | DBS | Left SC | B | NS | Bilateral SC | 36 | None |
| Ooi et al. (2011)[13] | 1 | NS | Right SC | B | B | Left SC | 14 | None |
| Bongiorni et al. (2016)[19] | 1 | DBS | Leadless PPM | B | Both | Bilateral SC | 6 | None |
| ICD and DBS | ||||||||
| Tavernier et al. (1999)[10] | 1 | DBS | Left AB | B | Both | Bilateral SC | 1 | ICD shock reset DBS |
| Obwegeser et al. (2001)[11] | 1 | DBS | Right SC | B | Both | Left SC | 4 | None |
| Rosenow et al. (2001)[12] | 1 | DBS | Left AB | B | Both | Bilateral SC | <1 | None |
| Ooi et al. (2011)[13] | 1 | NS | Left SC | B | B | Right SC | 34 | None |
| Karimi et al. (2012)[14] | 1 | DBS | Left AB | B | Both | Bilateral SC | <1 | None |
| Bader et al. (2015)[20] | 1 | DBS | Left Lateral (S-ICD) | N/A | Both | Right SC | 12 | None |
| Tejada et al. (2017)[21] | 1 | DBS | Left Lateral (S-ICD) | N/A | U | Bilateral SC | 12 | None |
| Tsukuda et al. (2018)[15] | 1 | DBS | Left SC | NS | Both | Right SC + Left Lateral | <1 | None |
AB = abdominal; B = bipolar; DBS = deep brain stimulation; NS = not stated; PPM = permanent pacemaker; S-ICD = subcutaneous ICD ;SC = subclavicular; U = unipolar. *Patient had one DBS system followed by a PPM followed by a further DBS system.