Subcutaneous Array to Transvenous Proximal Coil Defibrillation as a Solution to High Defibrillation Thresholds with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Distal Coil Failure
Address for correspondence: Boaz Avitall, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Cardiology, University of Illinois Chicago, 840S Wood Street, Chicago IL 60612. Fax: 312-996-5034; E-mail: [email protected]
Manuscript received 22 October 2002; Accepted for publication 22 November 2002.
Abstract
Implantation of a subcutaneous array to improve the defibrillation threshold of an existing transvenous defibrillation lead system without the need for lead extraction is discussed. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 14, pp. 314-315, March 2003)
