Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Epicardial Placement of a Prototype Miniature Pacemaker with Leadlet under Direct Visualization: A Feasibility Study in an Infant Porcine Model

Pacemaker implantation in infants is limited to epicardial lead placement and an abdominal generator pocket. We propose a minimally invasive solution using a prototype miniature pacemaker with a steroid-eluting leadlet that can affix against the epicardium under thoracoscopy.

Source: Heart Rhythm - February 28, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rohan N. Kumthekar, Justin D. Opfermann, Paige Mass, Bradley C. Clark, Jeffrey P. Moak, Elizabeth D. Sherwin, Teresa Whitman, Mark Marshall, Charles I. Berul Source Type: research