Population
150 consecutive patients receiving 1 of 3 nonthoracotomy implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead systems…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 +/- 10 months
Authors
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Observational data support nonthoracotomy ICD lead safety with monitoring; leaves open need for prospective trials on reoperation and asymptomatic detection.
Nonthoracotomy ICD lead systems are associated with a low complication rate (8%), though complications often require reoperation and may be asymptomatic.
Fahy et al. (1995) studied this question.
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