Abstract

Review Article

Clinical utility of intracardiac echocardiography in transvenous lead extraction

Josef Kautzner*, Tomas Skala, Marian Fedorco, Hanka Wunschova and Milos Taborsky

Published: 04 August, 2022 | Volume 7 - Issue 2 | Pages: 061-067

The epidemics of heart failure and an aging population resulted in an exponential rise in the use of cardiac implantable devices (CIEDs) in developed countries. This is paralleled by the increased rate of complications such as system infection or malfunction. The higher number of complications, and longer patient life expectancies, are followed by an increase in the need for lead extractions. 

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Keywords:

Transvenous lead extraction; Intracardiac echocardiography; Cardiac implantable devices

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