Role of the Echocardiography Laboratory in Diagnosis and Management of Pacemaker and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Infection
Edmund Kenneth Kerut M.D.,
Curtis Hanawalt R.D.C.S.,
Charles T. Everson M.D.,
Edmund Kenneth Kerut M.D.
Heart Clinic of Louisiana, Marrero
Physiology
Pharmacology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Search for more papers by this authorCurtis Hanawalt R.D.C.S.
Cardiac and Vascular Imaging Center, West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, and
Search for more papers by this authorCharles T. Everson M.D.
Department of Surgery, West Jefferson Medical Center, Marrero, Louisiana
Search for more papers by this authorEdmund Kenneth Kerut M.D.,
Curtis Hanawalt R.D.C.S.,
Charles T. Everson M.D.,
Edmund Kenneth Kerut M.D.
Heart Clinic of Louisiana, Marrero
Physiology
Pharmacology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Search for more papers by this authorCurtis Hanawalt R.D.C.S.
Cardiac and Vascular Imaging Center, West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, and
Search for more papers by this authorCharles T. Everson M.D.
Department of Surgery, West Jefferson Medical Center, Marrero, Louisiana
Search for more papers by this authorAddress for correspondence and reprint requests: Edmund K. Kerut, M.D. F.A.C.C., Heart Clinic of Louisiana, 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite N613, Marrero, LA 70072. Fax: 504-349-6621; E-mail: [email protected]
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