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ICD implantation via thoracoscopy, "mailslot" thoracotomy, and subxiphoid incision
R F Brodman1, S Furman, S C Fell
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
An improved method of thoracoscopic implantable cardioverter defibrillators implantation is described. "Mailslot" thoracotomy is more expeditious than thoracoscopic implantation via multiple ports. If required for adequate defibrillation thresholds, subxiphoid, subdiaphragmatic implantation of a defibrillator patch may be performed.