Product-experience reporting on endocardial defibrillation leads: A 4-year national perspective

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-388

  Padeletti, Luigi ^a   Pappone, Carlo ^b   Curnis, Antonio ^c   Zanotto, Gabriele ^d   Caló, Leonardo ^e   Ricciardi, Giuseppe ^a   Pieragnoli, Paolo ^a   Dondina, Cristina ^f   Raciti, Giovanni ^f   Michelucci, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile 'Borgo Trento'   (Italy)

^e Casilino General Hospital   (Italy)

^f Boston Scientific   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocardial lead; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Patient safety; Product performance report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEGRADATION; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENDOCARDIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIENCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; ITALY; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69949126406     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.09.22     Document Type: Article

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