1994
Latency of Skeletal Muscle Contraction after Pulse Train Stimulation: An Important Factor in Correct Timing of Skeletal Muscle Cardiac Assist Devices
Letsou G, Zarif A, Smith A, Hogan J, Lee P, Ariyan S, Baldwin J, Elefteriades J. Latency of Skeletal Muscle Contraction after Pulse Train Stimulation: An Important Factor in Correct Timing of Skeletal Muscle Cardiac Assist Devices. Journal Of Surgical Research 1994, 57: 672-676. PMID: 7996844, DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1994.1199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiac Pacing, ArtificialDogsElectric StimulationMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalPacemaker, ArtificialTime FactorsConceptsPeak tensionSkeletal muscle contractionSkeletal muscleAssist deviceEnd-stage cardiac failureMuscle contractionCanine latissimus dorsi musclePulse train stimulationLatissimus dorsi muscleCanine heart rateContraction/relaxation cycleCardiac assist devicesCardiac augmentationConditioning regimensCardiac failureTrain stimulationHeart rateCardiac assistanceContraction timingOptimal timingMuscleDorsi muscleCardiac cycleContractionCorrect timing
1990
Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias
Elefteriades J, Biblo L, Batsford W, Rosenfeld L, Henthorn R, Carlson M, Waldo A, Hsu J, Geha A. Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1990, 49: 94-100. PMID: 2297279, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90362-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorResection groupThirty-day mortalityCoronary artery bypassMalignant ventricular tachyarrhythmiasIntractable ventricular arrhythmiasImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAICD placementArtery bypassSurgical treatmentEndocardial resectionVentricular arrhythmiasVentricular tachyarrhythmiasAntiarrhythmic agentsSudden deathCardioverter defibrillatorResectionMortality figuresPatientsEffective interventionsGreatest overall benefitSurvivalGroupOverall benefitValuable alternative