Class i recall of defibrillator leads: A comparison of the Sprint Fidelis and Riata families

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1251-1255

  Liu, Jeffrey ^a   Brumberg, Genevieve ^a   Rattan, Rohit ^a   Jain, Sandeep ^a   Saba, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Defibrillator; Failure; Leads; Recall; Riata; Sprint Fidelis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRODE; FAILURE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RIATA LEAD; SPRINT FIDELIS LEAD; SPRINT QUATTRO;

AGED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE RECALLS; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864485036     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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