E-resources
PDF-
Goya, Masahiko
Journal of arrhythmia, April 2020, Volume: 36, Issue: 2Journal Article
...the number of patients requiring transvenous lead extraction (TLE) procedures has been increasing. ...the registries performed in Europe, the USA, and Canada have reported a complete procedural success rate of 90%, partial lead removal of 3%‐4%, major perioperative complications rate of 2%, and in‐hospital mortality of <1%. ...to the Evolution, the TightRail has a more flexible shaft, which facilitates the forward progression in cases with tortuous vascular structures. ...this seems to provide the advantage of remaining coaxial to the extracted lead and prevents causing severance and wrapping.
