Differences in encapsulating lead tissue in patients who underwent transvenous lead removal

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 994-1001

  Kołodzińska, Agnieszka ^a   Kutarski, Andrzej ^b   Koperski, Łukasz ^a   Grabowski, Marcin ^a   Małecka, Barbara ^c   Opolski, Grzegorz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Encapsulating lead tissue; Fibrocollagenous sheath; Infective endocarditis; Lead removal; Silicone insulated leads abrasion

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; HEMOSIDERIN; LEAD; PARAFFIN; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; POLYURETHAN; SILICONE;

ABRASION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCAPSULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 84862982463     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur384     Document Type: Article

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