Value of cardiopulmonary bypass in the removal of an infected transvenous lead implanted for cardlac stimulation;Tratamiento de la infección del cable de estimulación cardíaca intravenoso mediante circulación extracorpórea

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 628-631

  Mejuto, Evaristo Castedo ^a   Ramos, Jorge Toquero ^a   Lázaro, Raúl Burgos ^a   Montero, Carlos García ^a   Conde, Almudena Castro ^a   Aso, Javier Ortigosa ^a   Basterrechea, Juan Ugarte ^a  

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Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Endocarditis; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033172758     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(99)74981-x     Document Type: Article

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