Lead extraction in a young girl with dehiscence of a pacemaker implanted in the subpectoral region

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e135-e136

  Calvagna, Giuseppe Mario ^a   Costanzo, Luca ^b   Di Pino, Alfredo ^b   Patanè, Salvatore ^a  

^a Cardiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo   (Italy)

^b Ospedale San Vincenzo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lead extraction; Pacemaker; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 84908225002     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.205     Document Type: Article

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