Skin injury following prolonged fluoroscopy: Early and late appearances

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 571-573

  Glazier, J J ^a   Dixon, S R ^a  

^a Department of Cardiovascular Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DEBRIDEMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FREE SKIN GRAFT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN REDNESS; STENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84861729095     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr089     Document Type: Article

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