Incidence and implications of abrasion of implantable cardioverter- defibrillator leads

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1409-1411

  De Lurgio, David B ^a   Sathavorn, Charn ^a   Mera, Fernando ^a   Leon, Angel ^a   Walter, Paul F ^a   Langberg, Jonathan J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0030910516     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00153-7     Document Type: Article

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