The Nature and Frequency of Postimplant Surgical Interventions: A Realistic Appraisal

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2308-2312

  Parsonnet, Victor ^a   Cheema, Asad ^a  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Longevity; Pacemaker; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEVICE; ELECTRIC BATTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; ISOTOPE LABELING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PULSE GENERATOR; RELIABILITY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0346732035     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2003.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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