title: Implantation of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator in the heart transplant candidate.
abstract: Because the major cause of death in patients awaiting heart transplantation results from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest, the use of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator has been proposed as a bridge to transplantation. To provide a safe and simple implantation procedure that also easily allows access to cardiopulmonary bypass at the time of transplantation, a modified subxiphoid approach is reported.
authors.affiliation: Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minn.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Almquist
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Von Rueden
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pritzker
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Arom
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000517:prevention & control; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods