Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator malfunction due to mechanical failure of the header connection

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1095-1099

  Pickett III, R Andrew ^b   Saavedra, Pablo ^a   Ali, Muhammed F ^a   Darbar, Dawood ^a   Rottman, Jeffrey N ^a,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Associates   (United States)

^c 371A PRB ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Header; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Mechanical failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REIMPLANTATION; SHOCK; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 4644363722     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03682.x     Document Type: Article

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