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Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed satisfactory position in the right atrial appendage during dual chamber pacemaker implantation in a first-trimester pregnant patient.
Transesophageal echocardiography can be effectively used to guide pacemaker lead placement in pregnant patients, likely avoiding radiation exposure.
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May support radiation-sparing TEE guidance in early-pregnancy pacing; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Jordaens et al. (1990) studied this question. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed satisfactory position in the right atrial appendage during dual chamber pacemaker implantation in a first-trimester pregnant patient.
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