Reduction of pacemaker pressure symptoms using nonantigenic preserved human dermis grafts

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-289

  Rudolph, Ross ^b   Smith, Michael ^b   Curtis, Guy ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

New technology; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; EROSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PACEMAKER; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PRESSURE SYMPTOM; SKIN SURFACE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847401032     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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