Why the study?
As patients with S-ICDs age, lead extractions will become more complicated and frequent, necessitating novel extraction techniques.
A rotating mechanical dilator sheath represents a novel method for S-ICD lead extraction.
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May facilitate S-ICD lead extraction as procedures rise; leaves open generalizability and safety.
A 53-year-old man with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) presented with inappropriate shocks. He underwent device extraction, and the lead was freed using a rotating mechanical dilator sheath. As patients with S-ICDs get older, extractions will become more complicated and more common. We have described a novel method of S-ICD lead extraction. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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Allison et al. (2021) studied this question.
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