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Kenji Yorita1, Junichi Takahashi2, Kazutoshi Tano3
1Department of Diagnostic Pathology Japanese Red Cross Kochi Hospital Kochi-city Japan.
Clinical Case Reports
|July 1, 2021
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.

