Utility and Cost Effectiveness of Temporary Pacing Using Active Fixation Leads and an Externally Placed Reusable Permanent Pacemaker

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1613-1615

  Chihrin, Stephen M ^a   Mohammed, Uwais ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Gula, Lorne J ^a   Klein, George J ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 37849185418     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.07.041     Document Type: Article

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