Vol 4, Issue 6
Pages 1116–1118
Published: 30 Nov 2020
Shingo Sasaki, MD, PhD*, Kimitaka Nishizaki, MD, PhD, Yuji Ishida, MD, PhD, Yuichi Toyama, MD, PhD, Takashi Yokota, MD, PhD, Hirofumi Tomita, MD, PhD
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Citation: Shingo Sasaki, Kimitaka Nishizaki, Yuji Ishida, Yuichi Toyama, Takashi Yokota, Hirofumi Tomita. Usefulness of the Echo-Guided Parasternal Tunneling for the Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation In High Body Mass Index Patient. Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports 4 (2020): 1116-1118.
DOI: 10.26502/acmcr.96550304
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Abstract
Successful implantation of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) (EMBLEM, Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA) in highly obese patients represented by high body mass index (BMI) is extremely difficult due to inappropriate parasternal tunneling. We attempted echo-guided parasternal tunneling during S-ICD implantation for a 59-year-old high BMI patient and succeeded in placing the lead on the optimal position.
Keywords
S-ICD; Echo-guided parasternal tunneling; High BMI
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1. Case Report