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Implantation of a Fully Subcutaneous ICD in Children
Author(s) -
McLEOD KAREN A.,
McLEAN ANDREW
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02865.x
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , pediatrics , cardiology
The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S‐ICD) from Cameron Health (San Clemente, CA, USA) does not require a lead to be placed on or in the heart . Such a device, being subcutaneous, has potential benefits in children who require ICDs where problems largely relate to transvenous or epicardial leads and inappropriate shocks. The S‐ICD was approved for use in Europe in June 2009 and recently a study commenced to acquire data in 330 patients in order to submit to the FDA. We shall describe the implantation of the S‐ICD in two children aged 10 and 12 years at our institution. (PACE 2012; 35:e20–e23)