Open AccessDetection of a Riata™ insulation failure by the Medtronic Lead Integrity Alert™
Author(s) -
James Kneller,
William A. DeLacey,
Mark A. Wood,
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eus021
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , lead (geology) , cardiology , geology , geomorphology
We describe a case of insulation failure in a Riata implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead [St Jude Medical (SJM), St Paul, MN, USA] detected by the Lead Integrity Alert (LIA)™, without impedance changes. The Medtronic LIA may permit early detection of Riata lead failure.
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