Abstract

A 71-year-old female patient has a history of complete heart block and recurrent pacemaker site infection requiring multiple pacemaker explanations. A leadless pacemaker using passive fixation was inserted into the right ventricular apex via transvenous approach without complications. This case illustrates the feasibility of implanting a leadless pacemaker system in a small-sized adult with a low body mass index of 16 (weight: 33.7 kg, height: 145 cm) which may have potential application in elderly Asian subjects.

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Title
Implantation of the Micra leadless pacemaker in a patient with a low body mass index of 16
Author
Tse, Gary 1 ; Liu, Tong 2 ; Li, Guangping 2 ; Wong, Wing Tak 3 ; Gary Chin Pang Chan 4 ; Yat Sun Chan 4 ; Yan, Bryan 5 

 Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, PR China; Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, PR China 
 Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, PR China 
 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia 
 Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, PR China 
 Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Sep 2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
20538855
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3171358198
Copyright
© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.