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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation without Using Fluoroscopy in a Pregnant Patient
Author(s) -
TUZCU VOLKAN,
KILINC ORHAN U.
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.1540-8159.2011.03221.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fluoroscopy , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cardiology , radiology
Conventional lead implantation requires fluoroscopic guidance. This may be problematic in certain patient groups such as pregnant patients. We report a case of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation without fluoroscopy in a pregnant patient. (PACE 2012; 35:e265–e266)