title: Insulation failure and externalized conductor of a single-coil Kentrox lead: an ongoing story?
abstract: Conductor externalization is a frequent complication with the St. Jude Medical Riata lead. Single case reports also reported externalization of conductors for dual-coil Biotronik leads. Up to now, conductor externalization has not yet been reported for any single coil leads. We report for the first time an externalization of conductors in a Biotronik Kentrox single-coil implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Märkische Kliniken GmbH, Klinikum Lüdenscheid, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.
authors.forename: Harilaos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bogossian
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mijic
authors.forename: Gerrit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frommeyer
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Kentrox lead; externalized conduction; implantation/extraction; insulation failure