An Entirely Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator

H. Bardy, Gust; Smith, Warren; Hood, Margaret; Crozier, Ian; Melton, Iain; Jordaens, Luc; A.M.J. Theuns, Dominic; E. Park, Robert; J. Wright, David; T. Connelly, Derek; P. Fynn, Simon; Murgatroyd, Francis; Sperzel, Johannes; Neuzner, Jörg; G. Spitzer, Stefan; Av, Ardashev; Oduro, Amo; V.A. Boersma, Lucas; H. Maass, Alexander; C. Van Gelder, Isabelle; A.M. Wilde, Arthur; F. van Dessel, Pascal; E. Knops, Reinoud; Barr, Craig; Lupo, Pierpaolo; Cappato, Riccardo; A. Grace, Andrew

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0909545

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An Entirely Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 12, 2010

Authors:

Gust H. Bardy

Warren Smith

Margaret Hood

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden death from cardiac causes in selected patients but require the use of transvenous lead systems. To eliminate the need for venous access, we designed and tested an entirely subcutaneous ICD system. METHODS: First, we conducted ...

Subject

Medicine

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Sudden cardiac death

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