Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillators: When it Is Time to Extract

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 Jul;6(7):871-873. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.04.014.

Authors

François Philippon¹, Frédéric Jacques²

Affiliations

¹ Electrophysiology Division, Lead Extraction Heart Team, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Laval University, Québec, Canada. Electronic address: francois.philippon@fmed.ulaval.ca.
² Cardiac Surgery Division, Lead Extraction Heart Team, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Laval University, Québec, Canada.

PMID: 32703571
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.04.014

No abstract available

Keywords: S-ICD; electrophysiology; lead extraction.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Electric Countershock
Humans
Subcutaneous Tissue