SAN DIEGO, CA—Among patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) undergoing tricuspid valve interventions, performing concurrent lead extraction does not appear to carry excess risks, ...

Cardiac lead extraction is safer in high volume centres, according to the largest study of contemporary practice in Europe published today in European Heart Journal. Extraction in a low volume centre ...

In patients with vegetative endocarditis related to cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), extracting the lead along with percutaneous mechanical debulking via vacuum aspiration of ...

BOSTON -- Lead wires implanted for conduction system pacing have thus far been feasible to remove despite their more challenging characteristics, a multicenter study showed. The leads were removed ...

NEW YORK, NY—Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) is safe and effective in patients who have severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and preexisting leads from implanted cardiac devices, but ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – For those who wear pacemakers or ICD devices for their heart, the leads or wires that connect the devices to the heart can become infected or malfunction over time, which makes it ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Operators acknowledged the complex electrophysiological concerns around transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR), with early-stage research providing little reassurance. One ...

Today, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) issued an international consensus statement that comprehensively addresses lead management for patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) ...