Safety and success of transvenous lead extraction using excimer laser sheaths: a meta-analysis of over 1700 patients.

Christopher Aldo Rinaldi Igor Diemberger Mauro Biffi Yu-Rong GaoEnoch SiztoNancy JinLaurence M Epstein Giovanni Rovaris

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)

This meta-analysis demonstrated that excimer laser sheath assisted TLE has high success and low procedural mortality rates. It provides clinicians a reliable and valuable resource for extracting indwelling cardiac leads which require advanced extraction techniques.

Keyphrases

systematic review
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
palliative care
left ventricular
meta analyses
risk factors
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes
atrial fibrillation