Prevention of pacemaker-associated contact dermatitis by polytetrafluoroethylene sheet and conduit coating of the pacemaker system

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-287

  Taguchi, Takahiro ^a   Maeba, Satoru ^b   Sueda, Taijiro ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Takeda General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Pacemaker; Patch tests; Polytetrafluoroethylene

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLITEF;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 84923220396     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: 16190904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-014-0775-z     Document Type: Article

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