Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in Severe Kyphosis

Shogo Sakamoto, MD, PhD; Tomomi Tani, MD; Kenji Baba, MD; Shiho Wakasa, MD; Moritoshi Irishio, MD; Toru Kataoka, MD, PhD; Daiju Fukuda, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (May 2024)

Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in Severe Kyphosis

Shogo Sakamoto, MD, PhD,
Tomomi Tani, MD,
Kenji Baba, MD,
Shiho Wakasa, MD,
Moritoshi Irishio, MD,
Toru Kataoka, MD, PhD,
Daiju Fukuda, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Shogo Sakamoto, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Belland General Hospital, Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Address for correspondence: Dr Shogo Sakamoto, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Belland General Hospital, 500-3 Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8247, Japan.
Tomomi Tani, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Belland General Hospital, Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Kenji Baba, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Belland General Hospital, Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Shiho Wakasa, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Belland General Hospital, Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Moritoshi Irishio, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Belland General Hospital, Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Toru Kataoka, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Belland General Hospital, Higashiyama, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Daiju Fukuda, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 9
p. 102295

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Leadless pacemaker implantation is recognized as safe and effective for treating bradycardia. However, there are limited descriptions of its use in patients with complex anatomical considerations. Here, we present a case detailing the successful implantation of a leadless pacemaker with a tortuous inferior vena cava and a narrow right atrium.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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