Perforating epicardial lead: Atypical evolution;Perforación de un electrodo epicárdico: Una evolución atipica

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 752-754

  Moríñigo, José L ^a   Sánchez, Pedro L ^a   Martín, Francisco ^a   Arribas, Antonio ^a   Ledesma, Claudio ^a   Luengo, Cándido Martin ^a  

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Author keywords

Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Pacemakers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PERICARDIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; ELECTRODES; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIUM; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0034186132     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(00)75150-5     Document Type: Article

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