Lead failure due to the subclavian crush syndrome in a patient implanted with both standard and thin bipolar spiral wound leads

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 975-976

  Weiner, Stanislav ^a   Patel, Jagruti ^a   Jadonath, Ram L ^b   Goldner, Bruce G ^b   Gross, Jay N ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephalic vein; Pacemaker lead failure; Subclavian crush syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FIRST RIB; HUMAN; PACEMAKER FAILURE; SINUS ARREST; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

AGED; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 0033010420     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb06829.x     Document Type: Article

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