Procedure, management, and outcome of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator extraction in clinical practice.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) therapy is expanding rapidly. However, there are few data on the S-ICD extraction procedure and subsequent patient management. The aim of this analysis was to describe the procedure, management, and outcome of S-ICD extractions in clinical practice.

Methods and results

We enrolled consecutive patients who required complete S-ICD extraction at 66 Italian centres. From 2013 to 2022, 2718 patients undergoing de novo implantation of an S-ICD were enrolled. Of these, 71 required complete S-ICD system extraction (17 owing to infection). The S-ICD system was successfully extracted in all patients, and no complications were reported; the median procedure duration was 40 (25th-75th percentile: 20-55) min. Simple manual

SUBMITTER: De Filippo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature