Why the study?
Does an active-fixation steroid-eluting ventricular pacemaker lead maintain stable long-term pacing thresholds in patients requiring pacemakers?
Population
38 patients (18 women and 20 men) receiving a ventricular pacemaker lead
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 14 months (range 3-25 months)
Authors
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Initial rise stabilizes long-term with active-fixation steroid-eluting leads; leaves open whether they supplant passive-fixation leads in routine practice.
Does an active-fixation steroid-eluting ventricular pacemaker lead maintain stable long-term pacing thresholds in patients requiring pacemakers?
Active-fixation steroid-eluting ventricular leads maintain stable long-term pacing thresholds, suggesting they are a viable alternative to passive-fixation leads.
Hidden‐Lucet et al. (2000) studied this question.
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