Evaluation and extraction of the Accufix atrial J lead

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 266-269

  Daoud, Emile G ^a   Kou, William ^a   Davidson, Theresa ^a   Niebauer, Mark ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a   Castellani, Mark ^a   Chan, Keung K ^a   Goyal, Rajiva ^a   Harvey, Mark ^a   Strickberger, S Adam ^a   Man, K Ching ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 13344262704     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90352-X     Document Type: Article

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