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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr 16;6(7):434-436.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.04.006. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Leadless pacemaker twins in an achondroplastic dwarf

Giovanni Morani  1 , Bruna Bolzan  1 , Emma Zimelli  1 , Luca Tomasi  1 , Ruggero Tomei  1 , Flavio Luciano Ribichini  1
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Case Reports

Leadless pacemaker twins in an achondroplastic dwarf

Giovanni Morani et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Achondroplastic dwarf; Leadless pacemaker; Leadless pacemaker end of life; Micra retrieval; Multiple Micra transcatheter pacemakers.

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Figure 1
A: Left anterior oblique view of the twin Micra devices (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) implanted. B: Right anterior oblique view of the twin Micra devices implanted. In both panels the red arrow points to the new Micra and the green arrow points to the previously implanted Micra.
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