Epicardial and pleural lead ICD systems in children and adolescents maintain functionality over 5 years

Europace

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1152-1156

  Tomaske, Maren ^a   Prêtre, René ^a   Rahn, Mariette ^a   Bauersfeld, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Implantation technique; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAPHRAGM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; TELEMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PLEURAL CAVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52949110511     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun214     Document Type: Article

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