Successful implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator in an infant.

Watanabe, H; Hayashi, J; Haga, M; Saito, M; Suzuki, H; Sato, S · Ann Thorac Surg · 2001

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.

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