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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator explosion after gunshot: when the device protects not only fr...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator explosion after gunshot: when the device protects not only fr...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2791704233

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator explosion after gunshot: when the device protects not only from arrhythmic death

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Full title

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator explosion after gunshot: when the device protects not only from arrhythmic death

Publisher

Italy

Journal title

Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006), 2023-04, Vol.24 (4), p.318-322

Language

Italian

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Publisher

Italy

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Scope and Contents

Contents

A 70-year-old man presented to the emergency department with accidental gunshot wound at left hemithorax and left shoulder/arm. Initial clinical assessment showed stable vital signs and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) protruding outside from large wound in the infraclavicular region. The ICD, previously implanted for secondary preve...

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Full title

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator explosion after gunshot: when the device protects not only from arrhythmic death

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2791704233

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2791704233

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E-ISSN

1972-6481

DOI

10.1714/4004.39823

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