Single-finger subcutaneous defibrillation lead and "active can": A novel minimally invasive defibrillation configuration for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in a young child

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1657-1659

  Madan, Nandini ^a,b   Gaynor, J William ^a   Tanel, Ronn ^a   Cohen, Mitchell ^a   Nicholson, Susan ^a   Vetter, Victoria ^a   Rhodes, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PHENYTOIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART DISEASE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0344062775     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)01032-8     Document Type: Article

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