title: Utility of the NavX® Electroanatomic Mapping System for Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in a Pregnant Patient with Chagas Disease.
abstract: Chagas disease is a highly prevalent zoonosis in Mexico, Central, and South America. Early cardiac involvement is one of the most serious complications of this disease, and conduction disturbances may occur at an early age. We describe a young pregnant woman with Chagas disease and a high degree atrioventricular block, who required implantation of a permanent dual chamber pacemaker. Using an electroanatomic navigation EnSite NavX® system the pacemaker was successfully implanted with minimal fluoroscopic exposure. This case demonstrates the safety and feasibility of using an electroanatomic navigation system to guide permanent pacemaker implantation minimizing x-ray exposure in pregnant patients.
authors: Internal Medicine Department. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas. USA.
authors: Alejandro
authors: A
authors: Velasco
authors: Victor Manuel
authors: VM
authors: Velasco
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Rosas
authors: Cihan
authors: C
authors: Cevik
authors: Carlos A
authors: CA
authors: Morillo
keywords: Chagas disease; Electroanatomic Navigation; Heart Block; Non-fluoroscopic imaging; Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker; Pregnancy