Necessity for Surgical Revision of Defibrillator Leads Implanted Long-Term | Zendy

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Necessity for Surgical Revision of Defibrillator Leads Implanted Long-Term

Author(s) -

Jens Eckstein,

Michael Koller,

Markus Zabel,

D. Kalusche,

Beat Schaer,

Stefan Osswald,

Christian Sticherling

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.740670

Subject(s) - medicine , lead (geology) , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , cumulative incidence , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , surgery , population , transplantation , physics , geomorphology , optics , geology , environmental health

Defibrillator lead malfunction is a potential long-term complication in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and causes of lead malfunction necessitating surgical revision and to evaluate 2 approaches to treat lead malfunction.

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