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Chronic Performance of a Transvenous Steroid Pacing Lead Used as an Epi‐Intramyocardial Electrode
Author(s) -
KARPAWICH PETER P.,
WALTERS HENRY,
HAKIMI MEHDI
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00224.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lead (geology) , cardiology , implant , cardiac pacing , electrode , surgery , chemistry , geomorphology , geology
Excessive surface fibrosis or fat limits effective electrode insertion in patients requiring epicardial pacing. We present chronic performance of a modified transvenous steroid lead used as an epi‐intramyocardial electrode in a patient following repair of a univentricular heart after failure of both standard and steroid‐eluting epicardial leads. Low implant threshold values remained stable during a 3‐year postimplant interval demonstrating an effective and innovative approach to epicardial pacing.