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Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 8/2013

01-12-2013 | Case Report

Combined Epicardial and Transvenous Placement of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Lead Without a Median Sternotomy in an 8-Year-Old Child

Authors: Stefan Pokall, Jürgen Hörer, Christian Schreiber

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 8/2013

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Abstract

An alternative to median sternotomy for epicardial placement of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead in a child with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is described. Implantation of an ICD lead via the tricuspid valve was avoided by the use of an epicardial pacing lead and a transvenous defibrillator lead placed in the vena brachiocephalica. The abdominal, subcostal pocket incision was used for an anterolateral minithoracotomy to implant the epicardial pacing lead.
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Metadata
Title
Combined Epicardial and Transvenous Placement of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Lead Without a Median Sternotomy in an 8-Year-Old Child
Authors
Stefan Pokall
Jürgen Hörer
Christian Schreiber
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0544-9

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