TY - JOUR
T1 - Current practice in transvenous lead extraction
T2 - a European Heart Rhythm Association EP Network Survey
AU - Bongiorni, Maria Grazia
AU - Blomström-Lundqvist, Carina
AU - Kennergren, Charles
AU - Dagres, Nikolaos
AU - Pison, Laurent
AU - Svendsen, Jesper Hastrup
AU - Auricchio, Angelo
AU - Scientific Initiative Committee, European Heart Rhythm Association
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - AIM: Current practice with regard to transvenous lead extraction among European implanting centres was analysed by this survey.METHODS AND RESULTS: Among all contacted centres, 164, from 30 countries, declared that they perform transvenous lead extraction and answered 58 questions with a compliance rate of 99.9%. Data from the survey show that there seems to be an overall increasing experience of managing various techniques of lead extraction and a widespread involvement of cardiac centres in this treatment. Results and complication rates seem comparable with those of main international registries.CONCLUSION: This survey gives an interesting snapshot of lead extraction in Europe today and gives some clues for future research and prospective European registries.
AB - AIM: Current practice with regard to transvenous lead extraction among European implanting centres was analysed by this survey.METHODS AND RESULTS: Among all contacted centres, 164, from 30 countries, declared that they perform transvenous lead extraction and answered 58 questions with a compliance rate of 99.9%. Data from the survey show that there seems to be an overall increasing experience of managing various techniques of lead extraction and a widespread involvement of cardiac centres in this treatment. Results and complication rates seem comparable with those of main international registries.CONCLUSION: This survey gives an interesting snapshot of lead extraction in Europe today and gives some clues for future research and prospective European registries.
KW - Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
KW - Cardiology
KW - Databases, Factual
KW - Device Removal
KW - Electrodes, Implanted
KW - Europe
KW - Health Care Surveys
KW - Humans
KW - Operating Rooms
KW - Professional Practice
KW - Retreatment
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1093/europace/eus166
DO - 10.1093/europace/eus166
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22622992
SN - 1099-5129
VL - 14
SP - 783
EP - 786
JO - Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
JF - Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
IS - 6
ER -