Long-term clinical experience with a steroid-eluting active fixation ventricular electrode in children

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-358

  Çeliker, Alpay ^a   Alehan, Dursun ^a   Oto, Ali ^a   Özme, Şencan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0030792409     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00365-2     Document Type: Article

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