Clinical Study
Percutaneous Extraction of Transvenous Permanent Pacemaker/Defibrillator Leads
Table 1
Patient and lead characteristics. Data are mean
SD or absolute figures (%).
| | Patient characteristics | | Lead characteristics | |
| | Age (years) | | Implant duration (months) | | | Gender (male/female) | 27/9 | Fixation mode (passive/active) | 56/3 | | Type of device | | Lead type | | | Pacemaker | 25 (69.4) | V pacing | 20 (33.9) | | ICD | 8 (22.2) | A pacing | 21 (35.6) | | CRT-D | 3 (8.4) | VDD pacing | 5 (8.5) | | Indication for lead extraction | | V defibrillator | 10 (16.9) | | Pocket infection | 23 (63.9) | Coronary sinus | 3 (5.1) | | Endocarditis | 2 (5.5) | Extraction system | | | V lead dysfunction | 10 (27.8) | Traction-type | 33 (55.9) | | A lead dysfunction | 1 (2.8) | Countertraction-type | 26 (44.1) |
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