Impact of fracture-prone implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads on long-term patient mortality.
Toshiharu KoikeShohei KataokaKoichiro EjimaDaigo YagishitaAtsushi SuzukiShun HasegawaShohei KataokaKyoichiro YazakiSatoshi HiguchiMiwa KanaiJunichi YamaguchiPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2023)
Patients who have implanted fracture-prone ICD leads should be carefully followed up for ICD lead failure. However, these patients have a long-term survival rate comparable with that of patients with non-advisory ICD leads in Japanese patients.