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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-4-7
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pubmed:abstractText |
Acceptable function of an internal defibrillator can be achieved with different patch orientations. For patients requiring defibrillator patches concomitant with a cardiac procedure requiring extracorporeal circulation, application of one of the patches within the pericardium adjacent to the right atrium has provided excellent defibrillation thresholds. We describe 4 such patients in whom a compressing thrombus subsequently developed between the patch and the atrium. The thrombus was small and asymptomatic in 1 patient, but caused localized tamponade requiring reexploration in 2 patients and a fatal superior vena caval obstruction in 1. The precise etiology of this serious complication remains unclear, but its occurrence argues against the application of intrapericardial defibrillator patches in this orientation.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0003-4975
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
59
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
684-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Atrial Function, Right,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Defibrillators, Implantable,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Heart Atria,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Heart Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Tachycardia, Ventricular,
pubmed-meshheading:7887712-Thrombosis
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pubmed:year |
1995
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Right atrial compression related to defibrillator patches.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mid-America Heart Institute of Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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