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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting
A Geppert1, A A Bankier, G Maurer
1Department of Cardiology, University of Vienna, Austria.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
Displacement of an ICD electrode is a possible complication after changes in heart size after CABG and simultaneous implantation of an epicardial lead ICD. To prevent potentially life-threatening ICD dysfunction in patients who are candidates for CABG and ICD implantation, we suggest the use of transvenous ICD systems or a staged procedure (CABG followed by ICD implantation) rather than a simultaneous operation.