Removal of endocardial defibrillation leads

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-129

  Jordaens, Luc ^a   Van Belleghem, Yves ^a   Herregods, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

complications; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; lead extraction; lead removal; transvenous defibrillation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENDOCARDIUM; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANTATION; LEAD POISONING; THORACOTOMY;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ENDOCARDIUM; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030024524     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb04803.x     Document Type: Article

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