Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture

Performing chest X-ray is an important annual investigation to check pacemaker lead integrity during follow-up of patients with pacemakers. Understanding lead design is vital to the correct interpretation of X-rays to prevent inappropriate interventions for patients as highlighted in this case.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Madhu Gangadhara, Charles Peebles, James Gnanapragasam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2015;volume=8;issue=3;spage=251;epage=252;aulast=Gangadhara
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spelling doaj-31628e875cf2469493e7351cad4bf6612020-11-24T20:40:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Pediatric Cardiology0974-20692015-01-018325125210.4103/0974-2069.158521Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fractureMadhu GangadharaCharles PeeblesJames GnanapragasamPerforming chest X-ray is an important annual investigation to check pacemaker lead integrity during follow-up of patients with pacemakers. Understanding lead design is vital to the correct interpretation of X-rays to prevent inappropriate interventions for patients as highlighted in this case.http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2015;volume=8;issue=3;spage=251;epage=252;aulast=GangadharaCorrect interpretation of X-rayspacemaker lead designpacemaker lead fracture
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Charles Peebles
James Gnanapragasam
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Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Correct interpretation of X-rays
pacemaker lead design
pacemaker lead fracture
author_facet Madhu Gangadhara
Charles Peebles
James Gnanapragasam
author_sort Madhu Gangadhara
title Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture
title_short Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture
title_full Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture
title_fullStr Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture
title_full_unstemmed Pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture
title_sort pacemaker lead design masquerading as lead fracture
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
issn 0974-2069
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Performing chest X-ray is an important annual investigation to check pacemaker lead integrity during follow-up of patients with pacemakers. Understanding lead design is vital to the correct interpretation of X-rays to prevent inappropriate interventions for patients as highlighted in this case.
topic Correct interpretation of X-rays
pacemaker lead design
pacemaker lead fracture
url http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2015;volume=8;issue=3;spage=251;epage=252;aulast=Gangadhara
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