Right ventricular failure due to postpericardiotomy syndrome following transvenous dual chamber permanent pacemaker implantation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 465-466

  Turkie, Wajdi ^a   Khattar, Rajdeep S ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Permanent pacemaker implantation; Postpericardiotomy; Right ventricular failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 14944376632     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.11.055     Document Type: Article

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