subpectoral

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ pectoral.

Adjective

subpectoral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Beneath the pectoralis major
   • 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^[1], →DOI:

     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.