Methods: Eight Yucatan minipigs were chr onically implanted with a RV ICD lead; two were implanted with a RV pacemaker lead; and all ten were implanted with LV epicardial leads. After 4 weeks of stabilization, hourly one minute RV and LV tripolar ITI measurements were collected during 1 ...
Transvenous removal of permanent pacing and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads is today an effective and relatively safe technique; its use will probably spread in the future because of the increasing number of pacemaker- or ICD-related complications. Abandonment of functionless pacing ...
Patients must be monitored for the known toxici‐ ties, and the drug should be avoided in the presence of significant conduction disease (e.g., left bundle branch block) without pacemaker placement. Dronedarone as well as many oth‐ er antiarrhythmic medications (typically of classes IA, IC ...
Bongiorni MG, Soldati E, Gherarducci G et al (2002) Percutaneous extraction of infected pacemaker/ICD leads: what are the current technological advances and result? In: Raviele A, ed. Cardiac arrhythmias 2001, Springer-Verlag Italia, Milan pp 623–630...
(TPS) as 'about the size of a vitamin pill or capsule' and claim it is 'the world's smallest pacemaker'. As well as reduced risks of infection and other surgery-related complications, the new devices have cosmetic advantages and patients' movements are not restricted by leads or hampered ...
Are Laser Powered Sheaths Really Required to Extract Pacemaker and Defibrillator Leads Safely?doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.281Elsevier B.V.Heart Lung & Circulation