Pulmonary embolization of a pacing electrode fragment complicating lead extraction

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 823-824

  Walters, M I ^a,b   Kaye, G C ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complication; Extraction; Pacing electrode; Pulmonary embolus

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DYSPNEA; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; WARFARIN;

EID: 0033031891     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00552.x     Document Type: Article

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