Efficacy of prophylactic epicardial pacing leads in children and young adults

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Cohen, Mitchell I ^a,b   Rhodes, Larry A ^a   Spray, Thomas L ^a   Gaynor, J William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SINUS NODE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNOTOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042672456     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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