Implantation of an "extracardiac" internal cardioverter defibrillator in a 6-month-old infant

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 415-418

  Kriebel, T ^a   Ruschewski, W ^a   Paul, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Nonthoracotomy; Subcutaneous lead

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; SCAPULA;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 21544445852     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-005-0236-z     Document Type: Article

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