Experience with a cosmetic approach to device implantation.
As more young patients are having device implantations, we need to be more concerned with appearance and function. Over a 20-month period pacemakers and defibrillators were implanted in 14 women (mean age 49 years) using a two-incision technique that leaves no visible scars on the chest.
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Division of Cardiology, Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, Iowa 52803, USA. giudici@cvmedpc.com
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla / Q000601:surgery; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques