Clinical Case Reports (Jun 2020)

Revision of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator to intermuscular pocket to prevent inappropriate shocks

  • Jeko M. Madjarov,
  • Svetozar Madzharov,
  • Filip Abedinov,
  • Stefanie Chappuis,
  • John M. Fedor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2819
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 6
pp. 1081 – 1085

Abstract

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Abstract Sensing and defibrillation threshold for a S‐ICD are impacted by positioning at implant or revision. The intermuscular pocket prevents device migration and provides appropriate, stable sensing vectors.

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