Initial experience with excimer laser-assisted pacemaker and defibrillator lead extraction;Experiencia inicial con la extracción de electrodos de marcapasos y desfibrilador asistida con láser excimer

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 824-827

  Mosquera, Víctor X ^a   Pérez Álvarez, Luisa ^a   Ricoy Martínez, Enrique ^a   Mosquera Pérez, Ignacio ^a   Castro Beiras, Alfonso ^a   Cuenca Castillo, José J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Defibrillator; Laser; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOCARDITIS; EXCIMER LASER; FRACTURE; HUMAN; PACEMAKER; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SEPTICEMIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051544125     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2010.12.016     Document Type: Article

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