Why the study?
Does a carbon-coated atrial screw-in lead provide reliable long-term electrical performance and low complication rates in patients requiring atrial pacing?
Population
Patients undergoing implantation of a carbon-coated atrial screw-in lead (247 leads implanted)
Comparison
Carbon-coated atrial screw-in lead vs Total implanted atrial leads for complication…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 16.4 months (range 3-60 months)
Authors
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May support half-nominal output programming in selected patients; leaves open need for randomized confirmation of long-term reliability.
Does a carbon-coated atrial screw-in lead provide reliable long-term electrical performance and low complication rates in patients requiring atrial pacing?
Carbon-coated atrial screw-in leads demonstrate reliable long-term electrical performance and a low complication rate compared to general atrial leads.
Markewitz et al. (1988) studied this question.
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