Defibrillator implantation via the iliac vein.
We describe a 23-year-old patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in whom an implantable cardioverter defibrillator was implanted via the right external iliac vein. Addition of a subcutaneous patch was required to obtain an adequate safety margin for defibrillation.
Pinski
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Section of Cardiology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. spinski@rush.edu
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D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*