Pacemaker lead extraction in pacemaker endocarditis with lead vegetation: Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-89

  Chiu, Wendy S ^a   Nguyen, Dao ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complications; Lend extraction pacemaker endocarditis; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; MALE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0031896412     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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