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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:726-727
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Abdominal Implantation of Loop Recorders in Infants and Children

Narayanswami Sreeram, MDa,*, Francois Hitchcock, MDb, Gerardus Bennink, MDa

a University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
b University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Accepted for publication November 21, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Sreeram, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital of Cologne, Jozef Stelzmann Str 9, 50924 Cologne, Germany
n.sreeram{at}uni-koeln.de

Implantable loop recorders have an important role in establishing symptom–rhythm correlation in adults with recurrent syncope or palpitations. The standard location of these devices is in a subcutaneous prepectoral pocket. As the device is bulky, this is not an ideal location in young patients. We report a technique of abdominal implantation of this device in 10 consecutive infants and children, achieving an excellent cosmetic result and diagnostic-quality electrograms at follow-up.






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