Retromammary implantation of an ICD using a single lead system: an alternative approach to pectoral implantation in women.
Pectoral ICD implantation, although feasible with the release of smaller devices, can be cosmetically disturbing to some patients due to the device protruding under the skin. An ICD was implanted using the retromammary approach in a 25-year-old female patient. Retromammary implantation of an ICD is feasible and offers an alternative approach in women.
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004867:Equipment Design; D004954:Esthetics; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy