Pacemaker endocarditis: approach for lead extraction in endocarditis with large vegetations.

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Published in Ann Thorac Surg on December 01, 2001

Authors

A Miralles1, V Moncada, H Chevez, R Rodriguez, J Granados, E Castells

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1: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, Hospital Princeps d'Espanya, Barcelona, Spain. amc@csub.scs.es

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