Improved extraction of ePTFE and medical adhesive modified defibrillation leads from the coronary sinus and great cardiac vein

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-211

  Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a   Belott, Peter H ^b   Love, Charles J ^c   Scheiner, Avram ^d   Westlund, Randy ^d   Rippy, Marian ^d   Krishnan, Mohan ^d   Norlander, Barry E ^e   Steinhaus, Bruce ^f   Emmanuel, Janson ^f   Zeller, Peter J ^f  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Pacemaker Center   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Cook Vascular Inc ^*  (United States)

^f W L GORE AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary sinus; Coronary vessels; Extraction; Great cardiac vein

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; POLITEF;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; ELECTROSURGICAL DISSECTION SHEATH; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIBROSIS; GREAT CARDIAC VEIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; JUGULAR VEIN; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; POLITEF IMPLANT; SHEEP; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE INGROWTH; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSVENOUS EXTRACTION; VEIN;

ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; CORONARY VESSELS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHEEP; SILICONES;

EID: 20144367725     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.40029.x     Document Type: Article

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