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A pacemaker to prevent heart block is bbeing passed into the patient's right ventricle while the checks its position on the x-ray screen

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Farkas, Tibor, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Physicians
Equipment and Supplies
Nurses
World Health Organization
Abstract:
A physician is using an radiography to track the movement of a pacemaker being inserted in a patient's heart. The patient is lying on a bed and a technician is monitoring the x-ray equipment. Verso: 13152. EURO. Cardiovascular diseases.
Copyright:
WHO must be mentioned in accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Copyright Holder:
World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151023
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437006 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013918
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437006