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subpectoral en · ADJ

Etymology

From sub- + pectoral.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Beneath the pectoralis major
    • Transvenous ICD implantation followed institutional standards with device placement either in a left-sided subpectoral or subcutaneous pocket and with the right ventricular lead positioned in the right ventricular apex. 2015 July 25, “ICD Shock, Not Ventricular Fibrillation, Causes Elevation of High Sensitive Troponin T after Defibrillation Threshold Testing—The Prospective, Randomized, Multicentre TropShock-Trial”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: