Impact of operator experience and training strategy on procedural outcomes with leadless pacing: Insights from the Micra Transcatheter Pacing Study.
Mikhael F El-ChamiRobert C KowalKyoko SoejimaPhilippe RitterGabor Z DurayPetr NeuzilLluis MontAlexander KyptaVenkata SagiJohn Harrison HudnallKurt StrombergDwight ReynoldsPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2017)
Among a large group of operators, implantation success was high regardless of experience. While procedure duration and fluoroscopy times decreased with implant number, complications were low and not associated with case number. Procedure and safety outcomes were similar between distinct training methodologies.