Late right ventricular perforation and hemothorax after transvenous defibrillator lead implantation

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 334, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-211

  Merla, Ramanna ^a   Reddy, Nischita K ^a   Kunapuli, Sanjay ^a   Schwarz, Ernst ^b   Vitarelli, Antonio ^c   Rosanio, Salvatore ^a,d  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac perforation; Computed tomography; Hemothorax; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; EPLERENONE; FUROSEMIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORATION; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VITAL SIGN;

CHEST PAIN; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548668426     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31814254c5     Document Type: Article

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