Safety and effectiveness of transvenous extraction of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads in patients under or over 80 years of age

160 patients who underwent transvenous pacemaker (PM) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead extraction between 2003-2011, divided into patients under 80 years of age (n=134, 97 male, 37 female) and over 80 years of age (n=26, 16 male, 10 female).

Transvenous extraction of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads

Patients under 80 years of age compared to patients over 80 years of age

Procedural outcomes (complete success, clinical success, failure) and complication rates (major and minor)safety