Factors associated with complexity during transvenous lead extraction and confirmation of a very-low-risk subset
Factors associated with complexity included the presence of an ICD, abandoned leads, patient age, and the number/age of leads. The risk of unplanned complexity is low for pacemaker leads <2 years and ICDs <1 year since implantation. This subset can be considered for TLE in the electrophysiology laboratory without immediate cardiac surgical backup.
Authors
- Rhea Pimentel
- Yogesh N.V. Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5322-0902)
- Loren Berenbom
- Seth H. Sheldon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-2040)
- Amit Noheria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-3849)
- Emmanuel Danso
- Tanner Robl
- Nicholas Kettelkamp
- John A. Anderson
- Jacob Cushing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-7127)
- William H. DeVries
- Emma Francis
Institutions
- University of Kansas (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm O2
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2025.11.004
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Biosense Webster