Minimally invasive cardioverter defibrillator implantation for children: An animal model and pediatric case report

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1789-1794

  Berul, Charles I ^a   Triedman, John K ^a   Forbess, Joseph ^b   Bevilacqua, Laura M ^a   Alexander, Mark E ^a   Dahlby, Danielle ^c   Gilkerson, James O ^c   Walsh, Edward P ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cardioverter defibrillator; Defibrillation; Pediatrics; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENERGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SWINE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0035691221     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01789.x     Document Type: Article

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