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A New Single Chamber Implantable Defibrillator with Atrial Sensing: A Practical Demonstration of Sensing and Ease of Implantation
Published on: February 28, 2012
Use of an apical suctioning device for placement of a posterior epicardial defibrillator patch: a case report
Fotios A Mitropoulos1, Jonah Odim, Hillel Laks
1University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece. fotiosmitropoulos@yahoo.com
Abstract:
We report a case of a 43-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy and intractable ventricular tachycardias who did not respond to percutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy and required implantation of epicardial patches. An apical suctioning device was used to retract the apex of the heart outside the mediastinal domain. The device provided excellent exposure and hemodynamic stability to safely implant the posterior epicardial patch.
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