Why the study?
Does the creation of an IVC lead loop prevent lead displacement and maintain device function in children undergoing ICD implantation?
Population
3 children undergoing implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation for life-threatening…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 16 months
Authors
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IVC lead loop may accommodate growth without displacement in pediatric ICDs; hypothesis-generating from single case, needs prospective confirmation.
Does the creation of an IVC lead loop prevent lead displacement and maintain device function in children undergoing ICD implantation?
Creating a redundant lead loop in the inferior vena cava is a feasible and safe technique to accommodate somatic growth in pediatric patients receiving an ICD.
Gasparini et al. (2000) studied this question.
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