Transiliac ICD implantation: Defibrillation vector flexibility produces consistent success

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 978-983

  Ching, Chi Keong ^a,b   Elayi, Claude S ^a   Di Biase, Luigi ^a,c   Barrett, Conor D ^a   Martin, David O ^a   Saliba, Walid I ^a   Wazni, Oussama ^a   Kanj, Mohamed ^a   Burkhardt, David J ^a   Schweikert, Robert A ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Defibrillation testing; Defibrillation vector; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Leads; Transiliac approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67549114310     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.03.031     Document Type: Article

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