Open AccessEpicardial permanent pacemaker implantation in the retrosternal space of a 2.3-kg infant
Author(s) -
Bongyeon Sohn,
Jae Gun Kwak,
Jae Hong Lim,
WoongHan Kim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivy073
Subject(s) - medicine , heart block , permanent pacemaker , cardiology , somatic cell , electrocardiography , gene , chemistry , biochemistry
Permanent pacemaker implantation in small infants can be challenging because of patient size and expected somatic growth. In our case, we used the retrosternal space as a generator pocket for an extremely low-birth-weight premature baby with autoantibody-associated congenital heart block born to a systemic lupus erythematosus mother.
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