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Device Pocket Challenges in Elderly and Thin Individuals

Aging results in loss of subcutaneous body fat as well as lean body mass. Elderly patients are also more likely to require cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) due to rising cardiovascular disease prevalence. A majority of the currently available devices require placement in a pocket create...

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Autor principal: Goel, Ramil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7904505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33654587
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12902