Minimally invasive implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in a small patient

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1375-1376

  Snyder, Christopher S ^a   Lucas, Victor ^a   Young, Thomas ^a   Darling, Rani ^a   Dalal, Geeta ^a   Davis, James E ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

BODY SIZE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 34247341695     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.042     Document Type: Article

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