1. An entirely subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
- Author
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Hardy, Gust H., Smith, Warren M., Hood, Margaret A., Crozier, Ian G., Melton, Iain C., Jordaens, Luc, Theuns, Dominic, Park, Robert E., Wright, David J., Connelly, Derek T., Fynn, Simon P., Murgatroyd, Francis D., Sperzel, Johannes, Neuzner, Jorg, Spitzer, Stefan G., Ardashev, Andrey V., Oduro, Amo, Boersma, Lucas, Maass, Alexander H., Gelder, Isabelle C. Van, Wilde, Arthur A., Dessel, Pascal F. van, Knops, Reinoud E., Barr, Craig S., Lupo, Pierpaolo, Cappato, Riccardo, and Grace, Andrew A.
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Electrophysiology -- Analysis ,Heart diseases -- Care and treatment ,Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators -- Innovations - Abstract
A newly designed subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) system was evaluated to determine its application for preventing sudden death from cardiac causes in selected patients. An entirely subcutaneous ICD system was observed to consistently detect and convert ventricular fibrillation induced during electrophysiological testing in small, nonrandomized studies.
- Published
- 2010