Why the study?
Does the laser sheath safely and effectively remove pacing and defibrillator leads in patients requiring lead extraction?
Population
1,684 patients undergoing extraction of 2,561 pacing and defibrillator leads at 89 sites in the United States
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May inform lead extraction decisions; leaves open need for contemporary randomized comparisons.
Does the laser sheath safely and effectively remove pacing and defibrillator leads in patients requiring lead extraction?
Lead extraction using a laser sheath is highly successful (90% complete removal) with a low rate of major complications (<2%), which tend to decrease with operator experience.
BYRD et al. (2002) studied this question.
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