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.
Khairy et al. (2006) studied this question.