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Medical and Ethical Concerns Regarding Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient with Substance Use Disorder
Medical and ethical dilemmas surrounding endocarditis and cardiac valve replacements related to intravenous drug use have been described often. Less well-described are dilemmas associated with pacemaker implantation in such patients. We describe a patient with a substance use disorder for whom a pac...
Autores principales: | Sridhara, Srilekha, Mayer, Patricia A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6150755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30254816 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3027 |
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