title: Current practice in transvenous lead extraction: a European Heart Rhythm Association EP Network Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Current practice with regard to transvenous lead extraction among European implanting centres was analysed by this survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among all contacted centres, 164, from 30 countries, declared that they perform transvenous lead extraction and answered 58 questions with a compliance rate of 99.9%. Data from the survey show that there seems to be an overall increasing experience of managing various techniques of lead extraction and a widespread involvement of cardiac centres in this treatment. Results and complication rates seem comparable with those of main international registries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This survey gives an interesting snapshot of lead extraction in Europe today and gives some clues for future research and prospective European registries.
authors.affiliation: Second Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy. m.g.bongiorni@med.unipi.it
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bongiorni
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blomström-Lundqvist
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kennergren
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dagres
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pison
authors.forename: Jesper Hastrup
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Svendsen
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auricchio
mesh_terms: D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005060:Europe; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019233:Retreatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce