title: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Displacement of an ICD electrode is a possible complication after changes in heart size after CABG and simultaneous implantation of an epicardial lead ICD. To prevent potentially life-threatening ICD dysfunction in patients who are candidates for CABG and ICD implantation, we suggest the use of transvenous ICD systems or a staged procedure (CABG followed by ICD implantation) rather than a simultaneous operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geppert
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bankier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stefenelli
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged