Clinical study of the laser sheath for lead extraction: The total experience in the United States

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 804-808

  Byrd, Charles L ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^b   Love, Charles J ^c   Sellers, T Duncan ^d   Reiser, Christopher ^e  

^a Broward General Medical Center   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Memorial Hospital Central   (United States)

^e Spectranetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillator lead; Lead removal; Pacing lead; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; GENDER; HEART PACING; HEMATOTHORAX; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE;

EID: 0036090518     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.t01-1-00804.x     Document Type: Article

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