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Amr M. Abokwafa

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Troubleshooting During Temporary Epicardial Lead Implantation in a Child with an Erosive Twiddler’s Syndrome and Multiple Sternotomies

Madan M. Maddali, Ismail A. Al-Abri, Malay H. Patel et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.12.2023.079

Temporary epicardial cardiac pacing in patients with bradyarrhythmias may be used as a bridge to implantation of a permanent pacemaker. The temporary epicardial lead placement may sometimes necessitate a sternotomy that may pose a challenge in patients who have had multiple earlier sternotomies. The difficulty in acces …

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