Left hemothorax: A presentation of a late ventricular perforation caused by an active fixation pacing lead

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Bohora, Shomu ^a   Unnikrishnan, M ^a   Ajit Kumar, V K ^a   Nayyar, Sachin ^a   Tharakan, Jaganmohan ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Hemothorax; Pacing; Surgery; Ventricular perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORATION; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART BLOCK; HEART INJURIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 77952745290     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.152     Document Type: Article

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