Left retropectoral axillary implantation of defibrillators in young women.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.045.
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Abstract
We propose a complete surgical approach by left retropectoral transaxillary implantation with no vein puncture to improve the aesthetic and psychological tolerance of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator and avoid the pneumothorax and the subclavian crush syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Axilla
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Heart Diseases