Pacing and Sensing of Human Heart for over 31 Years with the Same Apparatus (Generator and Lead)
Several patients receive a permanent pacemaker in a relatively young age, with multiple subsequent reoperations for pacemaker replacement. Pulse generator replacement is an invasive procedure, associated with the risk of various complications, mainly infection and skin erosion. A case of an extremel...
Main Authors: | Evangelos Papasteriadis, Panagiotis Margos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Cardiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/796954 |
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