Pulmonary embolism after pacemaker implantation

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 318-319

  Martínez Sellés, Manuel ^a   Bueno, Hector ^a   Almendral, Jesus ^a   Díaz Castro, Oscar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Electrodes; Male; Pacemaker, artificial adverse effects; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombosis etiology

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DYSPNEA; EFFUSION; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; SYNCOPE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0035674138     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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