TY - JOUR
T1 - Current state of knowledge and experts' perspective on the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
AU - Santini, Massimo
AU - Cappato, Riccardo
AU - Andresen, Dietrich
AU - Brachmann, Johannes
AU - Davies, D. Wyn
AU - Cleland, John
AU - Filippi, Alessandro
AU - Gronda, Edoardo
AU - Hauer, Richard
AU - Steinbeck, Gerhard
AU - Steinhaus, David
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - ICD implantation is today a well-recognized therapy to prevent sudden cardiac death. The available implantable devices at present need the use of permanent endocavitary leads which may cause, in some instances, serious troubles to the patients (lead dislodgement, ventricular perforation, lead infections, etc.). A new implantable defibrillator provided by only a subcutaneous lead is at present under evaluation. Its potential indications, usefulness benefits, and problems represent an interesting field of investigation and discussion. This paper describes the conclusions recently reached by a panel of experts, with regard to the potential role of an implantable subcutaneous defibrillator in the prevention of sudden cardiac death.
AB - ICD implantation is today a well-recognized therapy to prevent sudden cardiac death. The available implantable devices at present need the use of permanent endocavitary leads which may cause, in some instances, serious troubles to the patients (lead dislodgement, ventricular perforation, lead infections, etc.). A new implantable defibrillator provided by only a subcutaneous lead is at present under evaluation. Its potential indications, usefulness benefits, and problems represent an interesting field of investigation and discussion. This paper describes the conclusions recently reached by a panel of experts, with regard to the potential role of an implantable subcutaneous defibrillator in the prevention of sudden cardiac death.
KW - ICD
KW - Subcutaneous ICD
KW - Sudden death
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U2 - 10.1007/s10840-008-9360-9
DO - 10.1007/s10840-008-9360-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 19266275
AN - SCOPUS:64449084232
VL - 25
SP - 83
EP - 88
JO - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
JF - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
SN - 1383-875X
IS - 1
ER -