Recurrent cardioembolic stroke related to late dislodgment of a right atrial pacing lead into the left atrium

Europace

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 202-205

  Arbane, M ^a   Schlapfer J ^a   Aebischer, N ^a   Kappenberger, L ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic systemic embolism; Endocardial pacing; Lead dislodgment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0033157095     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.1999.0041     Document Type: Article

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