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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
Defibrillator electrode placement in the pleural cavity for a child
Toshi Maeda1, Kosuke Yoshizawa1, Kentaro Watanabe2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan.
Abstract:
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators are implanted in children to prevent sudden death due to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Transvenous electrode placement is difficult for children because of the small vessel size. Especially, defibrillator electrode placement requires other innovative techniques. We successfully implanted a defibrillator electrode in the pleural cavity using a thoracoscopic approach for a 4-year-old child with sodium channelopathy.
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