Entrapment of a tined lead by the Chiari network with preserved atrial sensing ability in a patient with atrioventricular block: A case report

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 251-254

  Maruyama, Takahisa ^a   Kurogouchi, Fumio ^a  

^a Nagano Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complications (entrapment); Heart defects, congenital (Chiari network); Pacemaker, artificial (tined lead)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT; HEART BLOCK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 13744254889     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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