Increased failure rate of a polyurethane implantable cardioverter defibrillator lead

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 877-878

  Maisel, William H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; NOTE; STATISTICS;

ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 0036315051     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.t01-1-00877.x     Document Type: Editorial

References (4)

1. Bipolar leads for use with permanently implantable cardiac pacing systems: A review of limitations of traditional and coaxial configurations and the development and testing of new conductor, insulation, and electrode designs
2. Long-term structural failure of coaxial polyurethane implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads
3. Prospective postmarket device studies versus returned product analysis as a predictor of system survival