First in human surgical implantation of a leadless pacemaker on the epicardial portion of the right atrial appendage in a patient with a cardiac electronic devices mediated dermatitis

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Abstract

A 33-year-old woman with Sick Sinus Node syndrome and persistent atrial fibrillation underwent a Maze IV procedure in order treat atrial fibrillation and concomitant atrial epicardial implantation of a leadless pacemaker to manage her sinus node insufficiency. Last option has been chosen due to rare pocket complication after previous classic dual-chamber pacemaker implantation.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberivac050
JournalInteractive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume35
Issue number1
Early online date28 Feb 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2022

Bibliographical note

© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

Keywords

  • Epicardial pacing
  • Leadless pacemaker
  • Pocket complication
  • Sick sinus syndrome

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