Novel use of a subcutaneous shock lead to create an epicardial implantable cardioverter/defibrillator system via a limited thoracotomy.

摘要

We report the case of a novel use of a subcutaneous shock lead to create an epicardial implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) system via a limited thoracotomy in a patient with poor vascular access. Performance of the system is comparable to the conventional ICD system without the disadvantages of other available epicardial ICD systems.