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Distinguish Between Pacemaker Revision and Relocation

Published on Mon Mar 23, 2020

Question: The cardiologist created an incision at the selected site and inserted the electrode catheter through a vein. The cardiologist used imaging guidance to guide the electrode catheter to the right atrium. She inserted one lead and attached the lead to the pulse generator, which she implanted into a pocket that she created under the patient’s clavicle. The cardiologist evaluated [...]
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