EFFECT OF PREEXISTING EPICARDIAL PATCH ELECTRODES ON DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLDS OF UNIPOLAR DEFIBRILLATORS

Authors
NASIR N CEDILLOSALAZAR FR DOYLE TK HENRY PD PACIFICO A
Citation
N. Nasir et al., EFFECT OF PREEXISTING EPICARDIAL PATCH ELECTRODES ON DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLDS OF UNIPOLAR DEFIBRILLATORS, The American journal of cardiology, 79(10), 1997, pp. 1408
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:10<1408:EOPEPE>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The question is addressed whether patients with thoracotomy defibrilla tors and failing epicardial electrodes can be effectively treated with the implantation of prepectoral unipolar (''active can'') defibrillat ors. Results indicate that abandoned epicardial patches in the pathway of unipolar defibrillation currents do not affect defibrillation thre sholds and active can efficacy.