Restoring the Recurrent Extrusion of the Subcutaneously Implanted Defibrillator by Means of Subpectoral Replacement: The Benefits of Subpectoral Implantation in the Current ICD Era
A 72-year-old man with a thin build had an ICD system with a generator implanted at left prepectoral space. The generator was exposed through thin overlying skin at 11 months following surgery. Although it was undermined with the adjacent skin, it was exposed again 6 months later. The generator was...
Main Authors: | Itsuro Morishima, MD, Tatahito Sone, MD, Hideyuki Tsuboi, MD, Hiroaki Mukawa, MD, Masahiko Satoda, MD, Michitaka Uesugi, MD, Hisakazu Kato, MD, Yoko Morishima, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2005-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Arrhythmia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427605800298 |
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