What is the annual rate of transvenous defibrillation lead defects in ICDs over a period of >10 years?
Patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs)
Transvenous defibrillation leads
Annual rate of transvenous defibrillation lead defects/failuresafety
Transvenous defibrillation leads demonstrate a significant progressive failure rate over time, reaching 20% at 10 years, highlighting the need for vigilant long-term monitoring, especially in younger and female patients.
An increasing annual lead failure rate is noted primarily during long-term follow-up and reached 20% in 10-year-old leads. Patients with lead defects are younger and more often female.
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Thomas Kleemann
Electrophysiology
Torsten Becker
Lukaskrankenhaus
Klaus Doenges
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
Circulation
Klinikum Ludwigshafen
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Kleemann et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
synapsesocial.com/papers/69d572c875589c71d767e7ac — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.106.663807
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