Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator as bridging to ICD in pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with myocardial bridging – a case report

Abstract Background There is only limited experience with wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCD) in pediatric patients. We report on the successful application of a WCD in an adolescent patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and myocardial bridging. Case presentation A 15-year-old girl present...

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Main Authors: Stefan Kurath-Koller, Hannes Sallmon, Daniel Scherr, Egbert Bisping, Ante Burmas, Igor Knez, Martin Koestenberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02113-w