What question did this study set out to answer?

To provide an up-to-date review of clinical indications, procedural approaches, and emerging technological trends in transvenous lead extraction for cardiac implantable electronic devices.

January 1, 2018Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology ReviewOpen Access

Transvenous Lead Extractions: Current Approaches and Future Trends

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Review. Population: Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) removal / lead extraction. Intervention: Transvenous lead extraction.

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Key result

Modern percutaneous transvenous lead extraction methods enable safe and efficient CIED removal.

Population

Patients requiring removal of cardiac implantable electronic device hardware and leads due to infection…

Design

Review

Authors

APAdryan A. PerezUniversity of Miami FWFrank W. WooLoyola University Medical Center DTDarren C. TsangRush University Medical Center

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Implication

Supports percutaneous lead extraction safety; leaves open prospective validation of emerging technologies.

Key Points

To provide an up-to-date review of clinical indications, procedural approaches, and emerging technological trends in transvenous lead extraction for cardiac implantable electronic devices.
Synthesized current clinical literature on transvenous lead extraction indications, safety profiles, and procedural techniques.
Evaluated percutaneous approaches used to address challenging clinical scenarios including device infections, lead malfunctions, and vascular occlusions.
Hardware-related infections, structural lead malfunctions, and severe venous occlusions represent the primary indications requiring prompt lead removal.
Technological and procedural refinements in percutaneous extraction methods have substantially improved safety margins and procedural efficiency during complex interventions.

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Population

Patients requiring removal of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) hardware and leads due to infection, malfunction, or vessel occlusion

Intervention

Transvenous lead extraction (percutaneous methods)

This review outlines current indications, percutaneous techniques, and future technological trends for transvenous lead extraction.

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Perez et al. (2018) conducted a review in Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) removal / lead extraction. Transvenous lead extraction was evaluated. Transvenous lead extraction using recent percutaneous methods enables efficient and safe removal of cardiac implantable electronic devices, with emerging technologies promising further improvements.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ee2bc1c5e2d2319fa08ea https://doi.org/10.15420/aer.2018.33.2

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