The extinction of small caliber transvenous ICD leads: downsizing in a race to a recall

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-192

  Ellis, Christopher R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; NOTE; STATISTICS;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84882280759     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.10.026     Document Type: Editorial

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