Implantation of cardioverter defibrillator and pacemaker using the same pectoral quadrant

Boris Strasberg*, Shimshon Erdman, Jairo Kusniec, Alexander Mazur

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Abstract

We implanted a cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) together with a pacemaker system in three patients with ventricular tachycardia and bradyarrhythmias. Both systems (ICD and pacemaker) were implanted in the same left pectoral quadrant using a single skin incision and the subclavian and/or the cephalic vein. The ICD was implanted deep to the pectoralis major muscle, the pacemaker was placed subcutaneously in a more medial pocket. There were no technical difficulties during implantation or complications during follow-up.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2995-2997
Number of pages3
JournalPACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Volume20
Issue number12 I
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ICD implantation
  • Pectoral implantation

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