TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Surveillance of an Active Fixation, Bipolar, Polyurethane Insulated Pacing Lead, Part I
T2 - The Atrial Lead
AU - GLIKSON, MICHAEL
AU - VON FELDT, LINDA K.
AU - SUMAN, VERA J.
AU - HAYES, DAVID L.
PY - 1994/8
Y1 - 1994/8
N2 - Since 1989, 168 Telectronics model 330–801 active fixation, polyurethane insulated atrial leads (Accufix) have been implanted at the Mayo Clinic. There were four (2.4%) acute lead related complications, (i.e., perforation, microdislodgment, and pericarditis). Over a median follow‐up time of 7.6 months (up to 2.7 years), there were 14 (8.3%) chronic complications, including 1 instance (0.6%) of definite lead failure. Most of these complications were early (within the first month) and transient. Four patients (2.4%) required reoperation for chronic complications. During follow‐up, 23% of the examined patients had high pacing thresholds, most at about 3 months after implantation, necessitating high‐output programming. The exact mechanism and natural history of this phenomenon should be further investigated.
AB - Since 1989, 168 Telectronics model 330–801 active fixation, polyurethane insulated atrial leads (Accufix) have been implanted at the Mayo Clinic. There were four (2.4%) acute lead related complications, (i.e., perforation, microdislodgment, and pericarditis). Over a median follow‐up time of 7.6 months (up to 2.7 years), there were 14 (8.3%) chronic complications, including 1 instance (0.6%) of definite lead failure. Most of these complications were early (within the first month) and transient. Four patients (2.4%) required reoperation for chronic complications. During follow‐up, 23% of the examined patients had high pacing thresholds, most at about 3 months after implantation, necessitating high‐output programming. The exact mechanism and natural history of this phenomenon should be further investigated.
KW - atrial screw‐in leads
KW - lead performance
KW - lead survival
KW - pacing leads
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1994.tb02459.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1994.tb02459.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 7971401
AN - SCOPUS:0028142539
SN - 0147-8389
VL - 17
SP - 1399
EP - 1404
JO - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
JF - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
IS - 8
ER -