Advanced techniques for chronic lead extraction: Heading from the laser towards the evolution system

Europace

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1771-1776

  Mazzone, Patrizio ^a   Tsiachris, Dimitris ^a   Marzi, Alessandra ^a   Ciconte, Giuseppe ^a   Paglino, Gabriele ^a   Sora, Nicoleta ^a   Gulletta, Simone ^a   Vergara, Pasquale ^a   Della Bella, Paolo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lead extraction; Powered sheath; Snare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; CATHETER SHEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD EXTRACTION; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACEMAKER LEAD EXTRACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL SNARE;

LEAD EXTRACTION; POWERED SHEATH; SNARE;

AGED; CARDIAC CATHETERS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DILATATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886252612     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut126     Document Type: Article

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