Analysis of Risk Factors for Major Complications of 1500 Transvenous Lead Extraction Procedures with Especial Attention to Tricuspid Valve Damage.

Łukasz TułeckiAnna Polewczyk Wojciech JachecDorota NowosieleckaKonrad TomkówPaweł StefańczykJarosław KosiorKrzysztof DudaMaciej PolewczykAndrzej Kutarski

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

The risk factors for CVWT and TVD are similar, and the most important ones are related to long lead dwell time and its consequences for the heart (various forms of fibrotic scarring). The occurrence of procedural complications does not affect long-term survival in patients undergoing lead extraction.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
aortic valve
mitral valve
risk factors
aortic stenosis
heart failure
oxidative stress
working memory
systemic sclerosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
coronary artery disease