A survival analysis of bipolar steroid-eluting and unipolar nonsteroid-eluting epicardial leads.

Amir Farjam FazelifarNina Jalily TaghavyanMahdi MoeeniBahador BaharestaniFarshad Jalili ShahandashtiHamidreza FallahSaeed HoseiniFarzad KamaliShabnam MadadiAli Asghar YoonesiSogol Koolaji

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)

Bipolar steroid-eluting epicardial leads have an acceptable survival compared with unipolar nonsteroid-eluting, without a significant difference regarding patients age. Therefore, they could be an excellent alternative for endocardial ones.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
bipolar disorder
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular