Forces Applied during Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Removal

Methods. 17 physicians, experienced in transvenous lead removal, performed a lead extraction manoeuvre of an ICD lead on a torso phantom. They were advised to stop traction only when further traction would be considered as harmful to the patient or when—based on their experience—a change in the extr...

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Main Authors: Carsten Lennerz, Herribert Pavaci, Christian Grebmer, Gesa von Olshausen, Verena Semmler, Alessandra Buiatti, Tilko Reents, Sonia Ammar, Isabel Deisenhofer, Christof Kolb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/183483