Prevalence and characterization of asymptomatic pacemaker and ICD lead perforation on CT

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-32

  Hirschl, David A ^a   Jain, Vineet R ^a   Spindola Franco, Hugo ^a   Gross, Jay N ^a   Haramati, Linda B ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; ICD; Late perforation; Lead; Pacemaker; Perforation

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHI SQUARE TEST; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INCIDENCE; LEAD PERFORATION; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PACEMAKER; PARAMETER; PERFORATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PREVALENCE; RADIOLOGIST; THORAX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846271454     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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