Usefulness of placement of intraoperative epicardial wires during automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator insertion to preclude the need for transvenous catheters at the predischarge electrophysiology study.
Smith
P N
PN
Department of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin 54449-5777.
Schumitsch
P A
PA
Seebandt
M L
ML
Bores
C J
CJ
Weiler
E T
ET
Ray
J F
JF
Myers
W O
WO
Douglas-Jones
J W
JW
Vidaillet
H J
HJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011182:Postoperative Care; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors