Percutaneous Implantation of an Entirely Intracardiac Leadless Pacemaker
Why the study?
Does percutaneous implantation of an entirely intracardiac leadless pacemaker meet pacing and sensing requirements in patients?
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Implication
Supports feasibility in selected patients despite ~6.6% serious adverse events; leaves open long-term safety and comparative efficacy.
Structured PICO
Does percutaneous implantation of an entirely intracardiac leadless pacemaker meet pacing and sensing requirements in patients?
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Intervention
Percutaneous implantation of an entirely intracardiac leadless pacemaker
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Outcome
Prespecified pacing and sensing requirementssurrogate
An entirely intracardiac leadless pacemaker successfully met pacing and sensing requirements, though device-related serious adverse events occurred in roughly 6.6% of patients.
Cite This Study
Reddy et al. (2015) studied this question.