An Entirely Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator
Author(s) -
Gust H. Bardy,
Warren Smith,
Margaret Hood,
Ian Crozier,
Iain Melton,
Luc Jordaens,
Dominic A.M.J. Theuns,
Robert E. Park,
David J. Wright,
Derek T. Connelly,
Simon P. Fynn,
Francis Murgatroyd,
Johannes Sperzel,
Jörg Neuzner,
Stefan G. Spitzer,
Ardashev Av,
Amo Oduro,
Lucas V.A. Boersma,
Alexander H. Maass,
Isabelle C. Van Gelder,
Arthur A.M. Wilde,
Pascal F. van Dessel,
Reinoud E. Knops,
Craig Barr,
Pierpaolo Lupo,
Riccardo Cappato,
Andrew A. Grace
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0909545
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , sudden cardiac death , venous access , cardiology , intensive care medicine , surgery , catheter
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden death from cardiac causes in selected patients but require the use of transvenous lead systems. To eliminate the need for venous access, we designed and tested an entirely subcutaneous ICD system.
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