The effects of pneumothorax on defibrillation thresholds during pectoral implantation of an active can implantable cardioverter defibrillator

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 468-470

  Cohen, Todd J ^a   Lowenkron, David D ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillation thresholds; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULSE GENERATOR; SURGICAL RISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031914538     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00075.x     Document Type: Article

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