ICD implantation in infants and small children: The extracardiac technique

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1319-1325

  Kriebel, Thomas ^a   Ruschewski, Wolfgang ^a   Gonzalez, Maria Gonzalez Y ^a   Walter, Katharina ^b   Kroll, Johannes ^b   Kampmann, Christoph ^c   Heinemann, Markus ^c   Schneider, Heike ^a   Paul, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Heart Center Duisburg   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Nonthoracotomy; Pediatrics; Subcutaneous lead

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; SPINE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARRHYTHMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845632464     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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