Transesophageal Echocardiography for Insertion of a Physiological Pacemaker in Early Pregnancy
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Vol. 13 (8), 955-957
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1990.tb02138.x
Abstract
A dual chamber pacemaker was implanted during the first trimester of pregnancy in a patient with second-degree heart block and syncope. Transesophageal echocardiography was used to confirm satisfactory position in the right atrial appendage.Keywords
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