Subcutaneous implantable-defibrillator is better to be a "collaborator" rather than a "replacement"

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Nov 15;177(1):51-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.072. Epub 2014 Sep 28.

Authors

Tao Tu¹, Qiming Liu¹, Shenghua Zhou²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Renmin Road 139, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China.
² Department of Cardiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Renmin Road 139, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China. Electronic address: zhougqin@21cn.com.

PMID: 25499338
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.072

No abstract available

Keywords: Subcutaneous implantable-defibrillator; Therapeutic strategy; Transvenous implantable-defibrillator; Ventricular arrhythmias.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Defibrillators, Implantable*
Humans
Ventricular Fibrillation / therapy*