Lessons from ICD lead recalls: What have we learned?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 650-651

  Hauser, Robert G ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE RECALL; DEVICE SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PHYSICIAN; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84861983733     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03366.x     Document Type: Editorial

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