Do transvenous pacing leads increase the risk of systemic thromboemboli in patients with intracardiac shunts?
In patients with intracardiac shunts, the use of transvenous pacing leads is associated with a >2-fold increased risk of systemic thromboemboli.
Transvenous leads incur a >2-fold increased risk of systemic thromboemboli in patients with intracardiac shunts.
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