Key result
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator use in an infant with ventricular fibrillation required replacing an epicardial patch with a subcutaneous patch due to mediastinitis.
Population
1 infant (7-8 months old) with ventricular fibrillation arising from a myocardial fibroma
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Highlights infection risk necessitating revision in infant ICDs; supports subcutaneous approach as alternative but hypothesis-generating.
ICD implantation in an infant is feasible but can be complicated by severe infections like mediastinitis, which may necessitate system revision to a subcutaneous approach.
Park et al. (1999) studied this question. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator use in an infant with ventricular fibrillation required replacing an epicardial patch with a subcutaneous patch due to mediastinitis.
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