Revised implantation procedure for programmable automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator: don't discard the magnet.

The newest implantable defibrillator (Ventak 1550 AICD) introduces radiofrequency telemetric communication that obviates the need for activation and deactivation of the device by a magnet during implantation. We present three of our first ten cases of implantation in which difficulties in intraopera...

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Publicado en:Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 776 - 783
Autores principales: Venditti FJ Jr., Martin D, Tsuji H, Shahian DM, Bowen S
Formato: case study Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun1990
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