2018
Incidence and Predictors of Perioperative Complications With Transvenous Lead Extractions
Sood N, Martin DT, Lampert R, Curtis JP, Parzynski C, Clancy J. Incidence and Predictors of Perioperative Complications With Transvenous Lead Extractions. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2018, 11: e004768. PMID: 29453324, DOI: 10.1161/circep.116.004768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransvenous lead extractionMajor perioperative complicationsUrgent cardiac surgeryPerioperative complicationsLead extractionCardiac surgeryMajor complicationsClinical statusNational Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator RegistryImplantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator RegistryRecent single-center studiesMultivariable logistic regression analysisHigh-voltage leadsReal-world incidenceSingle-center studyImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator leadsPatient's clinical statusHigh-volume centersRisk of complicationsLogistic regression analysisCardiovascular implantable electronic devicesCardioverter-defibrillator leadsReal-world outcomesImplantable electronic devicesFemale sex
2016
Outcomes 1 Year After Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Lead Abandonment Versus Explantation for Unused or Malfunctioning Leads
Zeitler EP, Wang Y, Dharmarajan K, Anstrom KJ, Peterson ED, Daubert JP, Curtis JP, Al-Khatib SM. Outcomes 1 Year After Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Lead Abandonment Versus Explantation for Unused or Malfunctioning Leads. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2016, 9: e003953. PMID: 27406605, PMCID: PMC4973616, DOI: 10.1161/circep.116.003953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryLead explantationUpper extremity thrombosisProcedure-related complicationsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator leadsOutcomes 1 yearLong-term safetyCardioverter-defibrillator leadsHospital complicationsHospital deathUrgent surgeryPulmonary embolismICD RegistryHospital eventsPostprocedure complicationsMortality riskPatientsICD leadPropensity scoreComplicationsExplantationLead abandonmentMalfunctioning leadsHigh rateComparative acute