Simplified subxiphoid placement of implantable cardioverter defibrillators using a posterior rectus pocket.

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Published in Ann Thorac Surg on March 01, 1994

Authors

S M Habal1, I B David, R M Luceri

Author Affiliations

1: Interventional Arrhythmia Center, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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