Why the study?
Does the "stab-on" epicardial lead (4951-35) improve lead survival compared to the "screw-in" lead (6917-35) in young patients undergoing ventricular epicardial pacemaker implantation?
Population
80 young patients who underwent ventricular epicardial pacemaker implantation from 1973 to 1986
Comparison
"Stab-on" epicardial pacemaker leads vs "Screw-in" epicardial pacemaker leads
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 6.5 years for 6917-35 model, median 2.0 years for…
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May warrant caution with 4951-35 leads in young patients; leaves open optimal epicardial lead selection pending randomized data.
Does the "stab-on" epicardial lead (4951-35) improve lead survival compared to the "screw-in" lead (6917-35) in young patients undergoing ventricular epicardial pacemaker implantation?
The sutureless, stab-on epicardial lead (4951-35) is associated with higher chronic thresholds and lower survival rates compared to the screw-in lead (6917-35) in young patients.
Kugler et al. (1988) studied this question.
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