Poorer outcomes associated with more invasive lead management strategies for Abbott Riata ® leads: a large, multicenter experience.
Philip L MarChristina TsaiLolita GolemiRohil BediAli KhanRajesh KabraDonita AtkinsDeepak BhaktaDhanunjaya R LakkireddyRakesh Gopinathan NairPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2023)
lead noted on testing. There were significantly more short-term adverse outcomes in the lead extraction (5/13) and lead abandonment/revision (5/16) groups than the generator only (8/137) group (P < 0.001). GIB - Gastrointestinal bleed, CHF - congestive heart failure, NSTEMI - non-ST elevation MI.