Combined subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator and pacemaker devices in complex congenital heart disease: a single-center experienced based study.
Berardo SarubbiGiovanni Domenico CirielloGiovanni PapaccioliAnna CorreraEmanuele RomeoNicola GrimaldiDiego ColonnaMichela PalmaPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2023)
In complex CHD with already implanted PM devices, S-ICD implant appears to be a safe alternative to PM upgrading to transvenous ICD system, avoiding abandoned leads or life-threatening lead extraction. However, there are important issues with regard to testing and programming that need to be addressed at the time of implantation.