High incidence of pellethane 90A lead malfunction

Europace

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-47

  Pachulski, Roman T ^a   Zasadil, M ^a   Adkins, D ^a   Hanif, B ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulation malfunction; Pacemaker leads; Pellethane 90A

Indexed keywords

POLYETHERURETHAN; SILICONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POLYURETHANES; SILICONES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036461556     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2001.0203     Document Type: Article

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