Cardiac device infections complicated by erosion

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-137

  Tsai, Vivian ^a   Chen, Henry ^b   Hsia, Henry ^b   Zei, Paul ^b   Wang, Paul ^b   Al Ahmad, Amin ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; ICD; Infection; Permanent pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; EROSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL STOMAS;

EID: 34548191214     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9143-8     Document Type: Article

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