Why the study?
What is the incidence and clinical presentation of lead failures in patients undergoing implantation of an ICD with a transvenous lead system?
Population
241 patients with 249 ICD leads who underwent implantation of an ICD with a transvenous lead system.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2.6+/-2.1 years
Authors
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Patients with Medtronic 6936 leads warrant enhanced surveillance; observational data leave open questions on polyurethane lead durability.
What is the incidence and clinical presentation of lead failures in patients undergoing implantation of an ICD with a transvenous lead system?
Polyurethane transvenous ICD leads, specifically the Medtronic model 6936, demonstrate a high incidence of failure (13%) over long-term follow-up, often leading to inappropriate shocks.
Kitamura et al. (2006) studied this question.
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