Implantation of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

LEVI WATKINS; THOMAS GUARNIERI; LAWRENCE S.C. GRIFFITH; JOSEPH H. LEVINE; ENRICO P. VELTRI; JUAN M. JUANTEGUY; MORTON MOWER; M. MIROWSKI

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.1988.tb00211.x

Implantation of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

LEVI WATKINS, THOMAS GUARNIERI, LAWRENCE S.C. GRIFFITH, JOSEPH H. LEVINE, ENRICO P. VELTRI, JUAN M. JUANTEGUY, MORTON MOWER, M. MIROWSKI

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Since February 1980 the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator has been implanted in over 1,500 patients. Sudden death rates have been reduced to 2%–4% annually. This report reviews the implantation techniques, their indications, and our clinical experience in 200 patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8191.1988.tb00211.x
State	Published - Mar 1988

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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