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What are the predictors and clinical consequences of cardiac perforation from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead placement in ICD recipients?
What are the predictors and clinical consequences of cardiac perforation from implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead placement in ICD recipients?
Cardiac perforation during ICD lead placement is a severe complication linked to increased mortality and morbidity, emphasizing the importance of recognizing patient and implanter risk factors.
May inform risk stratification for ICD implantation; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce perforation-related mortality.
In a large population of ICD recipients, specific patient and implanter characteristics predicted cardiac perforation risk. Cardiac perforation was associated with a substantially increased risk of other major complications, prolonged hospital stays, and death.
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