| Literature DB >> 6160514 |
R Rosenthal, B R Crisafi, R P Coomaraswamy.
Abstract
An unusual case of a patient-related pacemaker malfunction is presented. In a suicide attempt the patient manually extracted a subcutaneously implanted permanent pacemaker. This shocking example of pacemaker manipulation by a patient raises the question of the need for more routine of protected sites for pacemaker implantation.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID： 6160514 DOI： 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1980.tb04334.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pacing Clin Electrophysiol ISSN： 0147-8389 Impact factor: 1.976