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. 2019 Aug 15;58(16):2409-2410.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1991-18. Epub 2019 May 22.

Asymptomatic Long-term Cardiac Perforation by a Pacemaker Lead

Tomoko Nakao  1 , Katsuhito Fujiu  1   2 , Masae Uehara  1 , Issei Komuro  1
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Asymptomatic Long-term Cardiac Perforation by a Pacemaker Lead

Tomoko Nakao et al. Intern Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: complication; coronary sinus musculature; pacer.

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