The use of radiofrequency catheter ablation to extract a chronic permanent pacemaker lead after failed laser extraction

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-190

  Talreja, Deepak Roshan ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel ^a   Hayes, David L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation catheter; Lead extraction; Lead infection; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LASERS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036263614     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015327919866     Document Type: Article

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