Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Leads
Key result
Review summarizes defibrillation lead design, reliability issues, and clinical approaches to lead failure.
Why the study?
Reliability issues concerning implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads have prompted rethinking of lead design and clinical management strategies.
Design
Clinical review of ICD defibrillation leads
Authors
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Implication
Warrants clinician vigilance for defibrillation lead failures; leaves open optimal design and testing strategies.
PICO
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Population
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead failure
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Exposure / Comparator
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads
This review summarizes the clinical aspects of defibrillation leads, including design, failure modes, and diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to lead failure.
Cite This Study
Swerdlow et al. (2013) conducted a review in Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead failure. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads was evaluated. This review summarizes clinical aspects of defibrillation leads, highlighting reliability issues, lead design, preclinical testing, and diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to lead failure.