Failure of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads: A matter of lead size?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 184-190

  Rordorf, Roberto ^a   Poggio, Luca ^a   Savastano, Simone ^a   Vicentini, Alessandro ^a   Petracci, Barbara ^a   Chieffo, Enrico ^a   Klersy, Catherine ^b   Landolina, Maurizio ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology ^*  (India)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defibrillator; Durata lead; ICD lead; Lead failure; Lead size; Riata lead; Sprint Fidelis

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE FAILURE; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INCIDENCE; LEAD DISLOCATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85028116266     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.10.017     Document Type: Article

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