10. Effect of pacemaker/defibrillator lead extraction on pulmonary artery systolic pressure
As the number of cardiac device implantations are on a rise, there is a parallel increase in their long-term complications including device-related infection that will require lead extraction. As the detachment of fibrosed debris reaching the pulmonary trunk can occur during the extraction, the risk...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Saudi Heart Association
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101673151630032X |