Surgical Extraction of Infected Pacemaker Leads After Cardiac Surgery

Surgical extraction of permanent pacemaker leads is performed when noninvasive extraction is felt to be unsafe or has been unsuccessfully attempted. Surgical extraction in patients with previous cardiac surgery presents a particular challenge as resternotomy is hazardous and the presence of surgical...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2003-06, Vol.11 (2), p.167-168
Hauptverfasser:	Nouraei, Seyed Mahmoud, Bexton, Rodney S, Hasan, Asif
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cardiopulmonary Bypass Device Removal - methods Electrodes, Implanted - adverse effects Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pacemaker, Artificial - adverse effects Prosthesis-Related Infections - surgery Streptococcal Infections - surgery
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