Cardiac arrhythmia due to subclavian catheter fracture and embolization

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 791-792

  Nazareno, Jose ^a   Elliott, James A ^a   Finnie, Keith J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Catheters; Complications; Embolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREIGN BODY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MASTECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY ARTERY; SAFETY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 23744449560     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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