Pediheart Podcast # 39: Coronary Artery Compression from Epicardial Leads

This week we speak with Dr. Douglas Mah, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Harvard Medical School and Director of the Pacemaker and ICD Service at Children's Hospital Boston about a recent paper he published with his colleagues on coronary artery compression from epicardial pacemaker leads. Who is at risk for this rare complication? How can patients be screened? Once identified, what is the treatment? We review all this and more with Dr. Mah. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.06.038