Why the study?
What patient- and lead-related factors affect lead fracture in children with transvenous permanent pacemakers?
Population
184 children with transvenous permanent pacemakers (264 leads)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 72.8 +/- 39.7 months (range 3.2-160.6, median 70)
Authors
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Passive fixation may lower fracture risk in pediatric pacemaker leads; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
What patient- and lead-related factors affect lead fracture in children with transvenous permanent pacemakers?
In children with transvenous pacemakers, passive fixation mechanisms appear safer in terms of lead fracture risk compared to active fixation.
Olgun et al. (2008) studied this question.
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