Deaths caused by the failure of Riata and Riata ST implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1227-1235

  Hauser, Robert G ^a   Abdelhadi, Raed ^a   McGriff, Deepa ^a   Retel, Linda Kallinen ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Failure; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Insulation; Lead

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; SAFETY-BASED MEDICAL DEVICE WITHDRAWALS;

EID: 84864423015     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.048     Document Type: Article

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