The rope and stick and the safety snare: Two new techniques for tricky lead extractions

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 449-451

  Diemberger, Igor ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Ziacchi, Matteo ^a   Boriani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser; Lead complication; Lead extraction; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICES; EXCISION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LETTER; LOCKING STYLET; MALE; MANUAL TRACTION; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PACEMAKER; PACEMAKER LEAD EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REIMPLANTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 84861231186     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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