Laceration of a saphenous vein graft by an epicardial pacemaker wire

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-222

  Gal, Th J ^a   Chaet, M S ^a   Novitzky, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac facing, artificial; Cardiac tamponade

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LACERATION; MALE;

CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0031777259     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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