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Novel extraction technique of retained pacemaker and defibrillator lead during heart transplantation
BACKGROUND: Removal of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) by manual traction during orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) sometimes results in retained lead fragments. Moreover, abandoned leads and retained lead fragments are a contraindication for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and m...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6126868/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30188917 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203172 |