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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
[Leadless pacemakers: It's time for implantation in centers without on-site cardiac surgery]
Walid Amara1, Anas El Mahi1, Ahmed Salhi2
1Service de cardiologie, GHI Le Raincy-Montfermeil, 10 rue du Général Leclerc. 93370 Montfermeil, France.
Abstract:
Leadless pacemakers' implantations in France are limited to centers with onsite cardiac surgery. However, these implantations are now possible in centers without onsite surgery in most European countries. Indeed, the rates of tamponade and cardiac perforation are very low. This article argues for the implantation conditions to be extended to centers with thoracic or vascular surgery (and not cardiac), as is the case for atrial fibrillation ablations, because these centers already have immediate surgical back-up, allowing the treatment of cardiac tamponade or perforation.

