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Suicide Attempt by Self-Dissection of Permanent Pacemaker Leads
We present the case of a patient with depression who attempted suicide through self-dissection and severing of her permanent pacemaker leads. The case highlights the importance of screening for psychiatric disorders prior to device implantation and continued surveillance for self-harm behaviors. (Le...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298311/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317227 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.070 |