The Lead Episode 116: A Discussion of Multicenter Results of a Novel Pediatric Pacemaker in Neonates and Infants…LIVE from Heart Rhythm 2025 in San Diego.

Discussion Topic: Multicenter Results of a Novel Pediatric Pacemaker in Neonates and Infants

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.

Host: Deep Chandh Raja, MBBS, MD, PhD
Guests: Andreas Pflaumer, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P and Maully J. Shah, MBBS, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS-P

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