Pacing failure due to microdislodgement of ventricular pacing lead detected by home monitoring technology

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 946-948

  Loricchio, Maria Luisa ^a,b   Castro, Antonio ^a   Ciolli, Andrea ^a   Sasdelli, Massimo ^a   Ferraiuolo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Home monitoring; Pacemaker implant; Pacing failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MEASUREMENT; R WAVE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS RHYTHM; TECHNOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; HEART RATE; TELEMETRY;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TELEMETRY;

EID: 55249125252     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328301355f     Document Type: Article

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