Management strategies when implanted cardioverter defibrillator leads fail: survey findings.

Background: Defibrillator implanters have adopted different approaches to managing failures of multicomponent implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads. Although recent publications identified single-component failures as common mechanisms of failure, there are no published data regarding how best to manage these failures.

Methods: An internet-based survey was conducted to identify current management strategies.