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
1992
Comparison of 180-degree and 360-degree skeletal muscle nerve cuff electrodes
Letsou G, Hogan J, Lee P, Kim J, Ariyan S, Dewar M, Baldwin J, Elefteriades J. Comparison of 180-degree and 360-degree skeletal muscle nerve cuff electrodes. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1992, 54: 925-931. PMID: 1417288, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)90651-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsDogsElectric StimulationElectrodes, ImplantedHistocytochemistryMuscle ContractionMusclesThoracic NervesConceptsNerve cuff electrodesThoracodorsal nerveCuff electrodeLatissimus dorsiEnd-stage cardiac failureNearby nerve fibersSkeletal muscleLatissimus dorsi muscleSkeletal muscle stimulationCardiac augmentationCardiac failureAcute evaluationHistologic characteristicsHistologic examinationNerve fibersClinical practiceI fibersMuscle stimulationNerveElectrode stimulationMuscle fibersMuscleMonthsSignificant differencesStimulation
1991
Cosmetic approach for placement of the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in young women
Curiale S, Rosenfeld L, Elefteriades J. Cosmetic approach for placement of the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in young women. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1991, 52: 1340-1341. PMID: 1755693, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(91)90029-p.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Technique to Facilitate Open Placement of Permanent Pacing Leads through the Cephalic Vein
August D, Elefteriades J. Technique to Facilitate Open Placement of Permanent Pacing Leads through the Cephalic Vein. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1986, 42: 112. PMID: 3729607, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)61859-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research