Perforation of the right ventricle by transvenous defibrillator leads: Prevention and treatment

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-292

  Molina, J Ernesto ^a,b  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac perforation; cardiac tamponade; transvenous defibrillator leads

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PERFORATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030008104     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03329.x     Document Type: Article

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