Clinical research: Implantation of additional subcutaneous array electrode reduces defibrillation threshold in ICD patients - preliminary results

• Published in: Archives of medical science Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 440
• Main Authors: Kempa, Maciej, Budrejko, Szymon, Drelich, Lukasz, Królak, Tomasz, Raczak, Grzegorz, Kozlowski, Dariusz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poznan Termedia Publishing House 01.05.2013

Introduction: Among the recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), there is a group of patients in whom the defibrillation threshold (DFT) is too high to enable a sufficient safety margin between the DFT and the maximal available output of the device. The aim of the study was to i...