Delayed lead perforation: A disturbing trend

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-253

  Khan, Mohammed N ^a   Joseph, George ^a   Khaykin, Yaariv ^a   Ziada, Khaled M ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lead perforation; Pacemaker extraction; Pericardium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PACEMAKER LEAD PERFORATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 15344339217     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.40003.x     Document Type: Article

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