title: Leads and longevity: how long will your pacemaker last?
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Shepard
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ellenbogen
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013997:Time Factors