Transvenous lead extraction, factors affecting procedural difficulty.

Background: A complex transvenous lead extraction (TLE) procedure could be associated with lower success and higher complication rates in inexperienced hands. In this study, we aim to assess the factors that determine procedural difficulty in TLE.

Methods: We retrospectively studied 200 consecutive patients undergoing TLE in a single referral centre from June 2020 to December 2021.

Lead-related infective endocarditis with vegetations: Prevalence and impact of pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction.

Introduction: The prevalence and impact of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with lead-related infective endocarditis undergoing transvenous lead extraction (TLE) are unknown.

Methods: Twenty-five consecutive patients with vegetations ≥10 mm at transoesophageal echocardiography were prospectively studied. Contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography (CT) was performed before (pre-TLE) and after (post-TLE) the lead extraction procedure.

Hybrid transvenous and surgical approach for the extraction of coronary sinus leads: A case series.

Background: Transvenous lead extraction is the standard therapy for cardiac device-related infection. In some patients, however, a hybrid surgical and transvenous approach may be necessary.

Methods And Results: We present three cases who underwent transvenous lead extraction for an infected CRT-D system.

Leadless pacemakers as a new alternative for pacemaker lead-related superior vena cava syndrome: A case report.

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a rare disease induced by thrombosis and consequent occlusion of SVC, negatively affecting morbidity and mortality. The incidence of SVC syndrome from central venous catheters and pacemaker or defibrillator leads is increasing. Optimal treatment of pacemaker or defibrillator-related SVC syndrome is not well defined.