Epicardial/pleural ICD therapy in pediatric patients is feasible and effective long-term, though it is associated with relatively frequent surgical revisions primarily due to lead failure and battery depletion.
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Supports epicardial/pleural ICDs in select young patients; leaves open need for randomized comparisons with transvenous systems.
Winkler et al. (2017) studied this question.
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