Insulation damage in a shock wire: An unexpected fluoroscopic image

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 770-772

  Valk, Suzanne ^a   Luijten, Ronald ^a   Jordaens, Luc ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Internal cardioverter defibrillator; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANT; MALE; RIGHT VENTRICULAR SHOCK LEAD; SHOCK; DEVICE FAILURE; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 77953222541     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02664.x     Document Type: Article

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