Permanent Pacing in a Patient With Fontan Circulation: Use All You Have at Your Discretion
Autor: | Robin A. Ducas, Ashish H. Shah, James W. Tam, Aliasghar Khadem |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Pacemaker Artificial business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Cardiac Pacing Artificial Treatment options Discretion Fontan Procedure Surgery Fontan circulation Pacemaker implantation Ebstein Anomaly medicine Humans Female Permanent pacemaker Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business media_common |
Zdroj: | Heart, lungcirculation. 29(1) |
ISSN: | 1444-2892 |
Popis: | Patients with Fontan circulation post significant technical challenges at the time of permanent pacemaker implantation, as majority of them are treated with surgically implanted epicardial pacemakers. However, transvenous pacemaker implantation is technically feasible, and the treating physician should be aware of each individual's anatomy and available treatment options. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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