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A New Single Chamber Implantable Defibrillator with Atrial Sensing: A Practical Demonstration of Sensing and Ease of Implantation
Published on: February 28, 2012
Initial experience with implantable cardioverter defibrillator systems using epicardial and pleural electrodes in
Urs Bauersfeld1, Maren Tomaske, Ali Dodge-Khatami
1Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. urs.bauersfeld@kispi.unizh.ch
Abstract:
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators in children have proven to be an effective therapy for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. The optimal electrode and device placement for implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in children is still controversial. We describe our initial experience after epicardial and pleural electrode insertion with abdominal or intrathoracic device placement in 8 children.
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