High defibrillation threshold with a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator due to the lead having been positioned in the fat layer

Abstract A 46‐year‐old female with a body mass index of 38.9 kg/m2 and no organic heart disease underwent a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator implantation for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death in the setting of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Defibrillation threshol...

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Main Authors: Tatsuhiko Hirao, Junichi Nitta, Akira Sato, Yoshihide Takahashi, Masahiko Goya, Kenzo Hirao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12033