Follow-up X rays play a key role in detecting implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead fracture: A case of incessant inappropriate shocks due to lead fracture

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 911-913

  Morishima, Itsuro ^a   Sone, Takahito ^a   Tsuboi, Hideyuki ^a   Kondo, Junichiro ^a   Mukawa, Hiroaki ^a  

^a OGAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chest X ray; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate shock; Lead fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; IMPEDANCE; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; R WAVE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037391144     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00158.x     Document Type: Article

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