Reuse of occluded veins during permanent pacemaker lead extraction: A new indication for femoral lead extraction

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 97-103

  Staniforth, Andrew D ^a   Schilling, Richard J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drag through; Femoral; Lead extraction; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 3242662455     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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