Open AccessSuccessful use of transvenous coil electrodes as single element subcutaneous array leads
Author(s) -
Gerd Juchem,
Marion Lang,
Karl Golczyk,
Michael Ulbrich,
Bruno Reichart,
Peter Lamm
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eun382
Subject(s) - medicine , electromagnetic coil , defibrillation threshold , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , defibrillation , biomedical engineering , electrical engineering , engineering
For implantable cardioverter defibrillator a 10 J safety margin between the defibrillation threshold (DFT) and the maximum output of the device is intended. In complex cases, the additional placement of a subcutaneous array lead is a common strategy for lowering the DFT. We report the successful use of transvenous coil electrodes as single element subcutaneous array leads in order to lower the DFT.
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