Implantation-Related Complications

Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization: A Clinical Approach: Second Edition, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 202-233

  Hayes, David L ^a   Friedman, Paul A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecchymoses; Inadvertent left ventricular lead placement; Lead dislodgement; Lead perforation; Loss of circuit integrity; Pericarditis; Pneumothorax; Thrombosis; Twiddler's syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889486855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300659.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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