Safety and Efficacy of Transvenous Lead Extraction With a High-Frequency Excimer Laser ― A Single Center Experience ―

Autor: Mihoko Kawabata, Shingo Maeda, Yasuhiro Shirai, Kenzo Hirao, Yoshihide Takahashi, Masahiko Goya, Atsuhiko Yagishita, Takakatsu Yoshitake, Takeshi Sasaki, Shinya Shiohira, Masahiro Sekigawa, Kiko Lee
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Circulation Journal. 82:2992-2997
ISSN: 1347-4820
1346-9843
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-18-0869
Popis: BACKGROUND Transvenous lead extractions have been performed using 40-Hz laser sheaths. Recently, a new 80-Hz laser sheath became available, but only a few reports have compared the effectiveness of the 40- and 80-Hz laser sheaths. Methods and Results: This study included 215 patients. Lead extractions using only laser sheaths were analyzed. The clinical characteristics, extraction parameters, and extraction tools were evaluated. The procedures were performed with 40-Hz sheaths in 150 patients (group 1: 270 leads) and 80-Hz sheaths in 65 (group 2: 99 leads). No statistically significant differences were observed in the clinical parameters except for sex. The mean implant duration was 95.3±86.0 and 78.2±56.8 months in groups 1 and 2, respectively (P=0.07). The respective mean laser time and number of laser pulses were 48.5±52.1 and 48.1±56.1 s (P=0.96) and 2,035.0±2,384.0 and 3,955.1±2,339.3 pulses (P
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