Efficacy and Safety of Transvenous Lead Extraction at the Time of Upgrade from Pacemakers to Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
Paweł StefańczykDorota NowosieleckaAnna PolewczykWojciech JachecAndrzej GlowniakJarosław KosiorAndrzej KutarskiPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
Upgrading a patient from an existing pacemaker to an ICD/CRT is feasible in 100% of cases, provided that TLE is performed for venous access. Major complications of TLE at the time of device upgrade are rare and, if present do not result in death.