Left retropectoral axillary implantation of defibrillators in young women

Dominique Babuty; Alain Mirza; Nicolas Clementy; Bertrand Pierre; Bénédicte Lallemand; Eric Lemoine; Paul Neville

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.045

Left retropectoral axillary implantation of defibrillators in young women

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):331-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.045.

Authors

Dominique Babuty¹, Alain Mirza, Nicolas Clementy, Bertrand Pierre, Bénédicte Lallemand, Eric Lemoine, Paul Neville

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, François Rabelais University, and Hospital Trousseau, Tours, France. [email protected]

PMID: 22186467
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.045

Abstract

We propose a complete surgical approach by left retropectoral transaxillary implantation with no vein puncture to improve the aesthetic and psychological tolerance of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator and avoid the pneumothorax and the subclavian crush syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Axilla / surgery*
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Diseases / therapy*
Humans