Protrusion without fracture of the Accufix atrial 'J' lead retention wire

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1062-1064

  Mera, Fernando ^a   Walter, Paul ^a   Langberg, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial lead; Lead extraction; Retention wire protrusion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030928677     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00630.x     Document Type: Article

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