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Review
. 2023 Jan;46(1):39-43.
doi: 10.1111/pace.14579. Epub 2022 Aug 23.

Leadless pacemaker implantation in dextrocardia with situs viscerum inversus: A case report and literature review

Luca Bontempi  1   2 , Angelica Fundaliotis  1 , Marina Moretti  1 , Antonio Maria Sammartino  1   2 , Antonio Tommaso Saino  1 , Gianmarco Arabia  2 , Antonino Pitì  1 , Antonio Curnis  2 , Andrea Dell'Aquila  1   2
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Leadless pacemaker implantation in dextrocardia with situs viscerum inversus: A case report and literature review

Luca Bontempi et al. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Leadless pacemaker implantation (LPI) has fewer device complications and reduced chance of infection compared to conventional pacemakers. Dextrocardia with situs viscerum inversus (DC+SVI) is a rare condition, which seldom leads to cardiac complications. However, its presence poses a challenge to operators in cardiac procedures. LPI reports in DC patients are scarce. We report a case of LPI in a DC+SVI patient, followed by a brief but comprehensive literature review.

Keywords: Micra; dextrocardia; leadless pacemaker; sick sinus syndrome; situs viscerum inversus; tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome.

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