SIMPLIFIED IMPLANTATION OF SINGLE-LEAD PECTORAL CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS USING DEVICE-BASED TESTING

Authors
GRIMM W TIMMANN U MENZ V HOFFMANN J FUNCK R MOOSDORF R MAISCH B
Citation
W. Grimm et al., SIMPLIFIED IMPLANTATION OF SINGLE-LEAD PECTORAL CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS USING DEVICE-BASED TESTING, The American journal of cardiology, 81(4), 1998, pp. 503
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
81
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)81:4<503:SIOSPC>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Device-based testing of single-lead pectoral defibrillators (defibrill ation efficacy testing without an external defibrillation system after complete implantation of the device) resulted in an adequate defibril lation threshold (less than or equal to 20 J) in 45 of 50 study patien ts (90%). Mean surgical implantation time (skin to skin) was 62 +/- 29 minutes without perioperative mortality and without implantable cardi overter defibrillator infection during follow-up. Thus, device-based t esting appears to be a simple and safe method to test defibrillation e fficacy of single-lead pectoral defibrillators.