Safety and Clinical Outcomes of Transvenous Lead Extraction for Cardiac Device Infections in the Very Elderly
Elderly patients undergoing TLE for infections had similar in-hospital mortality and complication rates compared to younger patients. Age alone should not preclude TLE. However, increased risks of stroke and bleeding warrant targeted perioperative assessment. Further studies are needed to assess long-term outcomes in this population.
Authors
- Kyle Gobeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4159-6950)
- Laurence Mark Epstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5410-0291)
- Khalid Sawalha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2643-0434)
- John P. Marenco
- Fadi Chalhoub
- Shayal Pundlik
- Marshal Fox
Institutions
- Baystate Medical Center (US)
- North Shore University Hospital (US)
- Baystate Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Arrhythmia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.70245
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00