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Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator for dialysis patients: A strategy to reduce central vein stenoses and infections

  • Rajiv K. Dhamija
  • , Henry Tan
  • , Edward Philbin
  • , Roy O. Mathew
  • , Mandeep S. Sidhu
  • , Jeffrey Wang
  • , Basil Saour
  • , Syed S. Haqqie
  • , Gerald Beathard
  • , Alexander S. Yevzlin
  • , Loay Salman
  • , William E. Boden
  • , Gary Siskin
  • , Arif Asif

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)154-158
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume66
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Nephrology

Keywords

  • Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (SICD)
  • arteriovenous fistula (AVF)
  • cardiac leads
  • central venous stenosis
  • end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
  • hemodialysis
  • infection
  • tunneled dialysis catheter
  • venous occlusion
  • Long QT Syndrome/complications
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Thrombosis/etiology
  • Angioplasty
  • Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical/adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Electrodes, Implanted/adverse effects
  • Electric Countershock
  • Male
  • Defibrillators, Implantable
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Subcutaneous Tissue
  • Stents
  • Brachiocephalic Veins/pathology
  • Catheterization
  • Constriction, Pathologic/prevention & control
  • Thrombectomy
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac/prevention & control
  • Vascular Access Devices
  • Aged
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy
  • Renal Dialysis

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