Cardiac strangulation, a rare complication of epicardial pacemaker leads during growth

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 288-289

  Eyskens, B ^a   Mertens, L ^a   Moerman, P ^a   Ector, H ^a   Daenen, W ^a   Gewillig, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coronary spasm; Epicardial lead; Pacing in infants; Strangulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; STRANGULATION;

EID: 0030980111     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.3.288     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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