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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC — A new consensus statement released this week by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and nine other medical societies provides physicians practical clinical advice on cardiac implantable ...

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 ...

Introduction: Due to the prolonged survival of patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices, leads often need to be removed in elderly individuals. Objectives: We aimed to analyze ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., The Spectranetics Corporation today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Premarket Notification 510(k) submission of the Bridge Occlusion Balloon. Building on the ...

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 ...

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, ...

Transvenous extraction of leads from cardiac devices is associated with similar outcomes and frequency of complications when performed in the operating room (OR) and in the electrophysiology (EP) ...