title: Modified implantation of a transvenous defibrillator in a patient after tricuspid valve replacement.
abstract: A different approach to transvenous implantation in a patient after tricuspid valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis is described. To our knowledge, this is the first report in this setting, using a CPI system with a single shock electrode only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, German Heart Center, Clinic, Technical University of Munich, Lazarettstrasse 36, 80636 Munich, Germany. schreiber@dhm.mhn.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mehmanesch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kolb
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004566:Electrodes; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*