Fragmentation and embolization of pacemaker leads as a complication of lead extraction

Europace

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 754-755

  Robinson, Tim ^a   Oliver, James ^a   Sheridan, Paul ^a   Sahu, Jonathan ^a   Bowes, Robert ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; COMPLICATION; FOREIGN BODY; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEVICE REMOVAL; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951966321     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq001     Document Type: Article

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