Forces Applied during Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Removal

Methods. 17 physicians, experienced in transvenous lead removal, performed a lead extraction manoeuvre of an ICD lead on a torso phantom. They were advised to stop traction only when further traction would be considered as harmful to the patient or when—based on their experience—a change in the ext...

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Main Authors: Lennerz, Carsten, Pavaci, Herribert, Grebmer, Christian, von Olshausen, Gesa, Semmler, Verena, Buiatti, Alessandra, Reents, Tilko, Ammar, Sonia, Deisenhofer, Isabel, Kolb, Christof
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055293/