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1542840

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Forty-four patients with a repeat sternotomy for the implantation of the automatic implantable cardioverter and defibrillator are presented. Thirty-three of the patients had placement of the device only and 11 had a concomitant open heart procedure--nine for aorto-coronary bypass (mean of 1.6) and two for mitral valve replacement. Twenty-two complications occurred in 17 patients. Arrhythmia was the most common problem. Two deaths occurred perioperatively in the group (mortality rate of 4.5 per cent) and were caused by gram-negative pneumonia and pulmonary embolus. There were no specific complications related to the sternotomy. It is, therefore, concluded that the repeated sternotomy is an excellent method to insert the automatic cardioverter and defibrillator.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0039-6087
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
174
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
225-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Repeat median sternotomy for the automatic implantable cardioverter and defibrillator.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article