Transvenous extraction performance of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene covered ICD leads in comparison to traditional ICD leads in humans

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1376-1381

  Di Cori, Andrea ^a   Bongiorni, Maria Grazia ^a   Zucchelli, Giulio ^a   Segreti, Luca ^a   Viani, Stefano ^a   Paperini, Luca ^a   Soldati, Ezio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ePTFE lead; ICD lead extraction; mechanical dilatation; transvenous removal

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DILATATION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAD MALFUNCTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECIPIENT; SEPSIS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRANSVENOUS EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DILATATION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78349263072     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02879.x     Document Type: Article

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