title: Reply to the Editor--Re: Extraction of nonfunctional leads at the time of device upgrade: Still unproven benefit compared to abandoning leads.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota.
authors.forename: Xin-Miao
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota.
authors.forename: Haixia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Osborn
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota.
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Asirvatham
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McLeod
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glickson
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota.
authors.forename: Nancy G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Acker
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota. Electronic address: ycha@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Yong-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Cha
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial