Successful management of multiple permanent pacemaker complications - Infection, 13 year old silent lead perforation and exteriorisation following failed percutaneous extraction, superior vena cava obstruction, tricuspid valve endocarditis, pulmonary embolism and prosthetic tricuspid valve thrombosis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kaul, Pankaj ^a   Adluri, Krishna ^a   Javangula, Kalyana ^a   Baig, Wasir ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOCARDITIS; EQUIPMENT; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOCARDITIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REOPERATION; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 62149132564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-4-12     Document Type: Article

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