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Twenty years' use of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sheet for an artificial cardiac pacemaker.

Kenji YoritaJunichi TakahashiKazutoshi TanoYoichi IchikawaNobumasa HamaguchiWataru Yasui
Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Physicians can prolongedly use expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sheets for fixation of artificial cardiac pacemakers to avoid pacemaker lead displacement. The sheets can also be used to prevent implant rejection in patients with metal allergies.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • primary care
  • vena cava
  • minimally invasive
  • soft tissue
  • pulmonary embolism
  • inferior vena cava