Background and aims Over the past decades, high-volume lead extraction centres gained broad experience in advanced transvenous lead extractions (TLE). However, access to advanced TLE techniques is ...

Cardiac lead extraction is safer in high volume centres, according to the largest study of contemporary practice in Europe published today in European Heart Journal. Extraction in a low volume centre ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new retrospective study examined the indications, complications and outcomes of 498 transvenous lead ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., The Spectranetics Corporation today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Premarket Notification 510(k) submission of the Bridge Occlusion Balloon. Building on the ...

Typical balloon placement and pretreatment sites relative to pacing/defibrillation leads. Photo Credit: J Am Coll Cardiol EP. Central Illustration (adapted). Pacemaker and defibrillator leads encased ...

Lead extraction is a specialized procedure used to remove wires from pacemakers or defibrillators when they become infected, damaged, or unsafe to leave in place. Over time, ...

Cardiac lead extraction is safer in high volume centres, according to the largest study of contemporary practice in Europe. Extraction in a low volume centre was associated with a doubled risk of ...

Over the past three weeks, a new procedure related to the extraction of pacemakers was successfully performed on four patients at Mater Dei Hospital. Up to a couple of weeks ago, these patients had to ...

Infections cause a lower proportion of lead extractions than expected, according to preliminary results. Infections cause a lower proportion of lead extractions than expected, according to preliminary ...