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Do steroid eluting bipolar epicardial leads provide good long-term pacing performance and lead survival in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease?
Do steroid eluting bipolar epicardial leads provide good long-term pacing performance and lead survival in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease?
Steroid eluting bipolar epicardial leads offer reliable long-term pacing performance and lead survival in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients.
May support epicardial lead selection in congenital heart disease; leaves open need for randomized confirmation of durability.
The use of epicardial leads in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease shows good longterm outcomes in terms of pacing performance and lead survival. The authors encourage using epicardial leads in patients with congenital heart disease based on the patient's individual characteristics.
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