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Case Reports
. 2019 Dec 11;6(2):110-113.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2019.11.003. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Implanted pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator in a patient with ectopia cordis

Tam Dan N Pham  1 , Anne-Marie Valente  1 , John E Mayer  2 , Elizabeth S DeWitt  1 , Douglas Y Mah  1
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Implanted pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator in a patient with ectopia cordis

Tam Dan N Pham et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Congenital heart disease; Ectopia cordis; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular tachycardia.

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Figure 1
A, B: Anterior (A) and lateral (B) view of a woman with ectopia cordis and tetralogy of Fallot, requiring placement a right-sided transvenous dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (C, D).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Angiogram of the right ventricle at the time of the ventricular lead placement.
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