Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new retrospective study examined the indications, complications and outcomes of 498 transvenous lead ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Among patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) undergoing tricuspid valve interventions, performing concurrent lead extraction does not appear to carry excess risks, ...

Less than one out of every eight patients with infective endocarditis and a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) underwent recommended transvenous lead removal/extraction over a recent 4-year ...

A new revolving mechanical sheath system could provide another tool in the armamentarium for cardiac lead extraction. The Cook Medical Evolution mechanical dilator sheath set, designed for the removal ...

Infections associated with pacemaker or implantable defibrillator systems, even when limited to the subcutaneous pocket, generally call for removal of the pulse-generator and leads. But alternative ...

How long do pacemakers (and also internal cardiac defibrillators or ICDs) typically last and what causes the system’s lead wires to fail? The pacemaker or ICD unit, which is the implanted box or ...

VIENNA, AUSTRIA — Routine extraction of transvenous leads that are no longer needed isn't necessary; usually they can be safely abandoned, because their removal doesn't lower the risk of future major ...

Cardiac lead extraction is safer in high volume centres, according to the largest study of contemporary practice in Europe published today in European Heart Journal. Extraction in a low volume centre ...

This content is provided by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Surgically implanted cardiac devices are quite common with more than one million cardiac pacemakers implanted every year worldwide – ...

The leads were removed with manual traction alone in 91% of the 341 patients, with a rate of 90% for leads attached to the His bundle and 92% for those placed in the left bundle branch area, ...

VANDERGRIFT, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Effective immediately, Cook Medical customers in the United States will again have access to its Evolution® RL and Evolution® Shortie RL Controlled-Rotation Dilator ...