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Successful implantation of a bipolar epicardial lead and an autocapture pacemaker in a low-body-weight infant with congenital atrioventricular block: Report of a case

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A permanent pacemaker system was successfully implanted into a low-body-weight infant with congenital atrioventricular (AV) block, using a bipolar epicardial CapSure Epi lead and an autocaptured Pacesetter Solus-micro VVIR pacemaker. The calculated life span of the pacemaker generator is 5 years with a heart rate of 120/min and an output of 1.2 V (0.31ms), and fortunately, its threshold was autocaptured. Thus, we can conclude that the combination of a steroid-eluted bipolar epicardial lead and the smallest possible autocaptured pacemaker generator is most suitable for a neonate or young infant.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan

    Yukihiro Tomita, Yutaka Imoto, Ryuji Tominaga & Hisataka Yasui

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Tomita, Y., Imoto, Y., Tominaga, R. et al. Successful implantation of a bipolar epicardial lead and an autocapture pacemaker in a low-body-weight infant with congenital atrioventricular block: Report of a case. Surg Today 30, 555–557 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950070128

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