Clinical surveillance of a tined, bipolar, silicone-insulated ventricular pacing lead.

Aims: This study assesses short- and long-term performance of the S80TB ventricular lead manufactured by Sorin Biomedica, Italy.

Methods And Results: Three hundred and thirty leads were implanted and had complete follow-up with us for a minimum of 60 months or up to failure, removal, and/or patient death (mean 40 months, range: 1 day to 81 months). Thirty-two patients (9.