Delayed myocardial perforation following pacemaker implantation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-91

  Barriales Alvarez, Vicente ^a   Alvarez Tamargo, José A ^a   García Aguado, Marcos ^a   Martín Fernández, María ^a   Morales, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MYOCARDIAL PERFORATION; PERFORATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0347948454     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(03)00129-3     Document Type: Letter

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