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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:322-324
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Biologic glue-molded "bio-mini-paddle" electrode used for atrial and ventricular pacing and defibrillation

Hiroshi Kubota, MD*a, Shinichi Takamoto, MDa, Arata Murakami, MDa, Yutaka Kotsuka, MDa, Akira Furuse, MDb

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
b Department of Cardiac Surgery, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Accepted for publication October 10, 2001.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Kubota, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
e-mail: kubota-tho{at}h.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias developing after cardiac operation further reduce cardiac output, posing a serious problem for postoperative management. We have developed a "bio-mini-paddle" electrode designed to be attached directly to the myocardium for atrial or ventricular defibrillation and pacing for intraoperative and postoperative cardiac management. We use fibrin glue for the paddle, which is biodegradable. The characteristics of this unique paddle were examined using mongrel dogs.






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