Lead extraction is preferred for lead revisions and system upgrades: when less is more.
Maytin
Melanie
M
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Epstein
Laurence M
LM
Henrikson
Charles A
CA
D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome