The Requirement of Fluoroscopy During Pacemaker Battery Replacement

Authors : Yusuf TÜRKMEN, Hacı Yusuf GÜNEŞ, Mustafa YILDIZ, Cengizhan TÜRKOĞLU

Pages : 129-131

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Publication Date : 2016-08-01

Article Type : Other Papers

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Keywords : Pacemaker replacement, fluoroscopy, complication, DDDR devices