Reuse of explanted permanent pacemakers donated by funeral homes

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 238-240

  Kantharia, Bharat K ^a   Patel, Sandeep S ^b   Kulkarni, Gaurav ^c   Shah, Arti N ^d   Lokhandwala, Yash ^e   Mascarenhas, Erica ^f   Mascarenhas, Daniel A N ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^d MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Holy Family Hospital   (India)

^f Notre Dame of Bethlehem School   (United States)

^g DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INDIGENT; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CADAVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNERAL RITES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855823685     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.08.036     Document Type: Article

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