Single-operator experience with a mechanical approach for removal of pacing and implantable defibrillator leads

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1505-1509

  Calvagna, Giuseppe M ^a   Evola, Rosario ^a   Scardace, Giuseppe ^b   Valsecchi, Sergio ^b  

^a San Vincenzo Hospital   (Italy)

^b Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extraction; Implantable defibrillator; Infection; Lead; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71049192265     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup222     Document Type: Article

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