Why the study?
Does a sintered platinum pacing lead improve acute and chronic electrical characteristics compared to an activated carbon pacing lead in patients requiring pacemakers?
Population
124 patients undergoing pacing lead implantation, including a subgroup of 20 patients with chronic threshold…
Comparison
Sintered platinum (S 80-T) pacing lead vs Activated vitreous carbon (412-S) pacing lead
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Both leads show excellent performance; supports equivalence but leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Does a sintered platinum pacing lead improve acute and chronic electrical characteristics compared to an activated carbon pacing lead in patients requiring pacemakers?
Both sintered platinum and activated carbon pacing leads demonstrate excellent electrical performance, with statistically but not clinically significant differences in voltage thresholds.
Bourke et al. (1987) studied this question.
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