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Implantation of the Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
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| Authors: | LEVI WATKINS JR. M.D. THOMAS GUARNIERI M.D. LAWRENCE S.C. GRIFFITH M.D. JOSEPH H. LEVINE M.D. ENRICO P. VELTRI M.D. JUAN M. JUANTEGUY M.D. MORTON MOWER M.D. M. MIROWSKI M.D. |
| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery and Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. |
| Abstract: | Since February 1980 the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator has been implanted in over 1,500 patients. Sudden death rates have been reduced to 2%-4% annually. This report reviews the implantation techniques, their indications, and our clinical experience in 200 patients. |
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