Spontaneous versus extraction related injuries associated with accufix J-wire atrial pacemaker lead: Tracking changes in patient management

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11 II, 1998, Pages 2314-2317

  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; Lead extraction; Permanent pacemaker lead

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; EXTRACTION; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; THORACOTOMY; X RAY;

ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031753268     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb01173.x     Document Type: Review

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