Lead perforation with a small body diameter implantable defibrillator lead

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1248-1249

  Suri, Ranjit ^a   Keller, Seth ^a  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHYSICIAN; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 34548269096     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.07.006     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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