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Leadless pacemaker implantation in dextrocardia with situs viscerum inversus: a case report and literature review
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  • Luca Bontempi,
  • Angelica Fundaliotis,
  • Marina Moretti,
  • Antonio Maria Sammartino,
  • Antonio Tommaso Saino,
  • Gianmarco Arabia,
  • Antonino Pitì,
  • Antonio Curnis,
  • Andrea Dell’Aquila
Luca Bontempi
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Bergamo Est

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Angelica Fundaliotis
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Bergamo Est
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Marina Moretti
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Bergamo Est
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Antonio Maria Sammartino
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Bergamo Est
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Antonio Tommaso Saino
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Bergamo Est
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Gianmarco Arabia
Universita degli Studi di Brescia Dipartimento Specialita Medico-Chirurgiche Scienze Radiologiche e Sanita Pubblica
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Antonino Pitì
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Bergamo Est
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Antonio Curnis
Universita degli Studi di Brescia Dipartimento Specialita Medico-Chirurgiche Scienze Radiologiche e Sanita Pubblica
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Andrea Dell’Aquila
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Bergamo Est
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Abstract

Leadless pacemaker implantation (LPI) has fewer device complications and reduced chance of infection compared to conventional pacemakers. Dextrocardia with situs viscerum inversus (DC+SVI) is a rare condition, which seldom leads to cardiac complications. However, its presence poses a challenge to operators in cardiac procedures. LPI reports in DC patients are scarce. We report a case of LPI in a DC+SVI patient, followed by a brief but comprehensive literature review.
23 Aug 2022Published in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 10.1111/pace.14579