A novel use of leadless pacing in a patient with Parkinson’s disease

This case report records a novel indication for implantation of a leadless Micra transcatheter pacing system (TPS). We present the case of a 66 year-old man suffering from Parkinson’s disease who was admitted to the hospital with a third degree heart block which developed into cardiac arrest. Due to two previously implanted deep brain stimulation devices, which occupied the space where a standard pacemaker impulse generator would be located, placement of a standard pacemaker was deemed inappropriate. The patient was therefore qualified for a leadless Micra TPS implantation. The procedure was uneventful and the patient was discharged after undergoing extensive treatment of an underlying fungal pneumonia.