title: Percutaneous Pacemaker/ICD Lead Explantation: Current Status.
abstract: Several developments have led to an increase in the number of lead explantation procedures performed by a variety of health care providers. This brief review presents the current techniques available for explantation, as well as an examination of the current indications for the performance of these procedures.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Ferguson