Case report: Removal of a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator in a pediatric patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after a septal myectomy. Insights on current indications of type of ICD in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular tract obstruction

Case report: Removal of a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator in a pediatric patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after a septal myectomy. Insights on current indications of type of ICD in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular tract obstruction

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease with an annual incidence between 0.24 and 0.47/100000 in childhood. Sudden cardiac death is the most common cause of death in this population. Although some medical treatment can decrease the risk of sudden cardiac death, implantable cardioverter...

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Main Authors: Paola Dolader, Iosune Alegria, Patricia Martínez Olorón, Joaquin Fernandez-Doblas, Ferran Gran, Ferran Roses-Noguer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
sudden cardiac death
subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator
transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator
myectomy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.932390/full

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