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Permanent dual chamber pacemaker implantation guided by transesophageal echocardiography was performed in a 3-month pregnant woman with intermittent sinus arrest and asystole.
Transesophageal echocardiography can be utilized to guide the implantation of a permanent dual chamber pacemaker in pregnant patients, likely to avoid radiation exposure.
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May offer radiation-sparing pacemaker implantation in early pregnancy; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Antonelli et al. (1999) studied this question. Permanent dual chamber pacemaker implantation guided by transesophageal echocardiography was performed in a 3-month pregnant woman with intermittent sinus arrest and asystole.
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