An ICD lead with failure of outer insulation goes undetected by regular measurements

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Chan, Chi Who ^a   Chiang, Chung Seung ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ICD; outer insulation failure; Riata

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84861987381     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03164.x     Document Type: Article

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