Cumulative hazard analysis of J-wire fracture in the accufix series of atrial permanent pacemaker leads

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11 II, 1998, Pages 2322-2326

  Kawanishi, David T ^a,b   Brinker, Jeffrey A ^a   Reeves, Russell ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a   Gross, Jay ^a   Pioger, Guy ^a   Petitot, Jean Claude ^a   Esler, Anne ^a   Grunkemeier, Gary ^a  

^a Accufix Research Institute   (United States)

^b Mission Internal Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical follow up; Device failure; Permanent pacemaker lead

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; RISK;

ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031724367     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb01175.x     Document Type: Article

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