Successful Subcutaneous Defibrillator Implantation in a Pregnant Patient With Long QT Syndrome
A 26-year-old woman with recurrent unexplained syncope in the postpartum period was diagnosed with long QT syndrome type 2. Traditional implantation of defibrillator using fluoroscopy became contraindicated after she again became pregnant prior to device implantation. A subcutaneous defibrillator wa...
Main Authors: | Rahul Myadam, MD, Sanjaya K. Gupta, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | JACC: Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921000267 |
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