title: Successful use of transvenous coil electrodes as single element subcutaneous array leads.
abstract: For implantable cardioverter defibrillator a 10 J safety margin between the defibrillation threshold (DFT) and the maximum output of the device is intended. In complex cases, the additional placement of a subcutaneous array lead is a common strategy for lowering the DFT. We report the successful use of transvenous coil electrodes as single element subcutaneous array leads in order to lower the DFT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. gerd.juchem@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Juchem
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Golczyk
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulbrich
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichart
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lamm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male