Should every broken lead be extracted?

Publication Date

2011

Journal Title

Cardiac Electrophysiol Clin

Abstract

With expanded indications for device therapy, the use of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) has greatly increased over the past decade. There has been a similar increase in device complications. Clinicians increasingly are faced with the challenging choice of extraction or abandonment of sterile, superfluous CIED leads. As with any intervention, the decision to proceed with lead extraction for the management of lead malfunctions mandates a comparison of the risks of extraction with the risks of lead abandonment. Decisions regarding lead extraction must be made on an individual case-by-case basis, integrating various patient and lead characteristics and operator-related variables. © 2011.

Volume Number

3

Issue Number

4

Pages

663 - 673

Document Type

Article

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

Cardiology

DOI

10.1016/j.ccep.2011.08.010

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