Computed tomography to assess possible cardiac lead perforation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 509-511

  Henrikson, Charles A ^a,b   Leng, Charles T ^a   Yuh, David D ^a   Brinker, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Computed tomography; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Lead; Perforation; Permanent pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33646505037     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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