Video-assisted endoscopic removal of infected endocardial pacemaker lead with large floating vegetation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1700-1703

  Chu, Jaw Ji ^a,b   Lin, Pyng Jing ^a   Chang, Chau Hsiung ^a   Wang, Chun Chieh ^a   Tan, Peter P C ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infected endocardial lead; Vegetations; Video assisted cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032728729     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00394.x     Document Type: Article

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