Key result
A retained guidewire technique for left ventricular lead stabilization resulted in 0 dislocations among 6 patients and similar pacing and sensing parameters compared to controls at 6 months.
Why the study?
Does a retained guidewire technique maintain pacing and sensing parameters and prevent dislocation in patients with repetitive intraoperative left ventricular lead dislocation during CRT?
Cohort (n=73)
Does a retained guidewire technique maintain pacing and sensing parameters and prevent dislocation in patients with repetitive intraoperative left ventricular lead dislocation during CRT?
A novel retained guidewire technique appears to safely stabilize the left ventricular lead in patients with repetitive intraoperative dislocation without compromising pacing and sensing parameters.
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May stabilize LV leads in select CRT cases with intraoperative dislocation; hypothesis-generating and requires larger prospective validation.
Cock et al. (2004) conducted a cohort in Cardiac resynchronization therapy (n=73). Retained guidewire technique vs. Standard implantation without retained guidewire was evaluated on Pacing and sensing parameters and lead dislocation. A retained guidewire technique for left ventricular lead stabilization resulted in 0 dislocations among 6 patients and similar pacing and sensing parameters compared to controls at 6 months.
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