"The attack of the 52 cm lead": An unusual case of late cardiac perforation by a passive-fixation permanent pacemaker lead

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Ramirez, Marcellus Francis ^a   Ching, Chi Keong ^a   Ho, Kah Leng ^a   Teo, Wee Siong ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complication; Late perforation; Pacemaker; Passive fixation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PERFORATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; THORACOTOMY; ELECTRODE; LETTER;

AGED; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 33845213071     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.064     Document Type: Article

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