| Intraoperative hypothermia increased defibrillation energy requirements. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17700410 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We describe two patients with newly implanted automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators that had excessive defibrillation thresholds associated with hypothermia at intraoperative defibrillation threshold testing. Normal defibrillation threshold levels were obtained during postoperative non-invasive electrophysiology testing in an electrophysiology laboratory when the patients were normothermic. We hypothesize that inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia during device implantation may increase the defibrillation threshold. |
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Authors:
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Athanasios Kapetanopoulos; Manny C Katsetos; Jeffrey Kluger |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) Volume: 8 ISSN: 1558-2027 ISO Abbreviation: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) Publication Date: 2007 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-08-16 Completed Date: 2007-10-25 Revised Date: 2009-05-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101259752 Medline TA: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 741-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Henry Low Heart Center, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA. akapeta@harthosp.org |
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Aged, 80 and over Arrhythmias, Cardiac / complications, therapy* Defibrillators, Implantable* Electric Countershock / instrumentation* Humans Hypothermia / complications* Intraoperative Period Male Middle Aged Sensory Thresholds* |
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