1996
Diaphragm Pacing with a Quadripolar Phrenic Nerve Electrode: An International Study
WEESE‐MAYER D, SILVESTRI J, KENNY A, ILBAWI M, HAUPTMAN S, LIPTON J, TALONEN P, GARCIA H, WATT J, EXNER G, BAER G, ELEFTERIADES J, PERUZZI W, ALEX C, HARLID R, VINCKEN W, DAVIS G, DECRAMER M, KUENZLE C, SÆTERHAUG A, SCHÖBER J. Diaphragm Pacing with a Quadripolar Phrenic Nerve Electrode: An International Study. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 1996, 19: 1311-1319. PMID: 8880794, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb04209.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital central hypoventilation syndromeActive pediatric patientsAdult patientsTetraplegic patientsPediatric patientsIdiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndromePhrenic nerve electrodesIncidence of complicationsCentral hypoventilation syndromeHours/dayHypoventilation syndromePatient groupCCHS patientsRegistry dataSurgical proceduresMechanical traumaPatientsAbsent functionSuccessful pacingComplicationsIncidenceNerve electrodesLongitudinal studySignificant differencesNecessary interventions
1987
Long-term performance of the St. Jude Medical valve: low incidence of thromboembolism and hemorrhagic complications with modest doses of warfarin.
Kopf G, Hammond G, Geha A, Elefteriades J, Hashim S. Long-term performance of the St. Jude Medical valve: low incidence of thromboembolism and hemorrhagic complications with modest doses of warfarin. Circulation 1987, 76: iii132-6. PMID: 3621536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSt. Jude Medical valveJude Medical valveModest dosesHemorrhagic complicationsLower incidenceValve failureLate cardiac deathStructural valve failureDouble valve replacementPercent of patientsOccurrence of thromboembolismHospital survivorsAnticoagulation regimenPerivalvular leakValve thrombosisValve replacementCardiac deathProthrombin timeMitral positionThromboembolismPatientsComplicationsThrombosisWarfarinIncidence