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Successful modified implantation of insertable cardiac monitor in a very young paediatric patient.

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Insertable cardiac monitors are minimally invasive devices designed for implantation in the chest wall of patients to record heart rhythms and relate them to symptoms over prolonged periods. The Jot… Click to show full abstract

Insertable cardiac monitors are minimally invasive devices designed for implantation in the chest wall of patients to record heart rhythms and relate them to symptoms over prolonged periods. The Jot Dx™ (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA) is the latest Food and Drug Administration-cleared insertable cardiac monitor that is Bluetooth™ enabled allowing for near-immediate transmission of data from patients to physicians. We report on the first paediatric patient, in a patient weighing 11.7 kg, to undergo a modified, vertical, parasternal implantation of a Jot Dx™.

Keywords: paediatric patient; implantation; cardiac monitor; insertable cardiac

Journal Title: Cardiology in the young
Year Published: 2023

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