Successful implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator in an infant.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the successful implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in a 12-month-old infant. A single-lead ICD using an epicardial patch and a cathodal pulse-generator titanium shell electrode was very useful for implantation in this infant.
Medical subject headings
- Bundle-Branch Block
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Tachycardia, Paroxysmal