Laser assistance for extraction of chronically implanted endocardial leads: Infectious versus noninfectious indications

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1352-1358

  Gaynor, Sydney L ^a   Zierer, Andreas ^a   Lawton, Jennifer S ^a   Gleva, Marye J ^a   Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a   Moon, Marc R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronically implanted pacing defibrillator leads; Infected pacing leads; Laser assistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; DEVICE INFECTION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845615899     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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