Clinical Case Reports (Jun 2021)

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

  • Kenji Yorita,
  • Junichi Takahashi,
  • Kazutoshi Tano,
  • Yoichi Ichikawa,
  • Nobumasa Hamaguchi,
  • Wataru Yasui

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4334
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract 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.

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