The Lead Podcast - Episode 116: A Discussion of Multicenter Results of a Novel Pediatric Pacemaker...LIVE from HRS 2025 in San Diego
Description
Deep Chandh Raja, MBBS, MD, PhD, Australian National University, Kauvery Hospital is joined by Andreas Pflaumer, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne and Maully J. Shah, MBBS, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS-P Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, to discuss the unmet clinical need for a smaller pacemaker suitable for neonates and infants, researchers developed a specially modified implantable pulse generator incorporating a Medtronic Micra subassembly within a polymer header, connected to a bipolar epicardial lead. This study aimed to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and midterm outcomes of this novel device, reporting follow-up data from multiple centers on patients who underwent implantation.
https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.124.013436?doi=10.1161/CIRCEP.124.013436
Host Disclosure(s):
D. Raja:
Nothing to disclose.
Contributor Disclosure(s):
M. Shah:
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Medtronic, IBHRE Abbott, BioTelemetry, Boston Scientific, Kardium
Other Financial Relationships: American College of Cardiology
A. Pflaumer:
Stock Options - Privately Held: Navi Medical Systems
Officer, Trustee, Director, Committee Chair: PACES, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)
United States
