Late complications following permanent pacemaker implantation or elective unit replacement

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 240-244

  Harcombe, A A ^a   Newell, S A ^a   Ludman, P F ^a   Wistow, T E ^a   Sharples, L D ^a   Schofield, P M ^a   Stone, D L ^a   Shapiro, L M ^a   Cole, T ^a   Petch, M C ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Elective unit replacement; Late complications; Permanent pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPLICATION; ELECTRODE; EROSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 15644376988     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.3.240     Document Type: Article

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