• DocumentCode
    307494
  • Title

    Chronic effects of epicardial patch electrodes on transthoracic defibrillation

  • Author

    McDaniel, Wayne C. ; Pope, Eric R. ; Walls, Joseph T. ; Zhang, Qin ; Sullivan, Mark D. ; Hogan, Margaret C. ; Yang, Xiao-feng ; Curtis, Jack J.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Cardiothoracic Surg., Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    20-25 Sep 1995
  • Firstpage
    301
  • Abstract
    Patients occasionally have epicardial patch electrodes implanted without a functional generator, and may need to be defibrillated transthoracically. Studies in acute animal models indicate these patches adversely effect the ability to defibrillate externally, on the day of surgery. However a study of patients 3 weeks after implant surgery, failed to demonstrate this adverse effect. Here a chronic animal model is used to quantify the effect of epicardial patch electrodes on transthoracic defibrillation after recovery from the surgery
  • Keywords
    defibrillators; 3 w; acute animal models; chronic animal model; chronic effects; epicardial patch electrodes; functional generator; implant surgery; transthoracic defibrillation; Animals; Defibrillation; Electric shock; Electrodes; Implants; Insulation; Lifting equipment; Logistics; Regression analysis; Surgery;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2475-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575120
  • Filename
    575120