Twiddler's syndrome [7] (multiple letters)

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 348, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 1726-1727

  Nicholson, William J ^a   Tuohy, Kathryn A ^a   Tilkemeier, Peter ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LETTER; MUSCLE TWITCH; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SYNCOPE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TWIDDLER SYNDROME;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0037464527     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200304243481722     Document Type: Letter

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