Initial experience with the Evolution mechanical dilator sheath for lead extraction: Safety and efficacy

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 870-873

  Hussein, Ayman A ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce L ^a   Martin, David O ^a   Karim, Saima ^a   Kanj, Mohamed ^a   Callahan, Thomas ^a   Baranowski, Bryan ^a   Saliba, Walid I ^a   Wazni, Oussama M ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Evolution sheath; Lead extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL DILATOR SHEATH; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PACEMAKER LEAD INFECTION; PACEMAKER LEAD MALFUNCTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 77953839609     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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