title: New cardiac retractor for epicardial electrode insertion via subxiphoid approach.
abstract: A new retractor for the insertion of epicardial screw-in electrodes is described. We have found that this instrument can be easily applied to the heart and gives excellent exposure for electrode insertion.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Tokyo Medical University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Sakamoto
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Arai
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authors: A
authors: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013523:Surgical Equipment