Active Surveillance of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Registry for Defibrillator Lead Failures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several defibrillator leads have been recalled due to early lead failure leading to significant patient harm. Confirming the safety of contemporary defibrillator leads is essential to optimizing treatment for patients receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). We therefore sought to assess the comparative long-term safety of the 4 most commonly implanted ICD leads within the National Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD Registry.

Methods and results

A propensity-matched survival analysis of the ICD Registry was performed evaluating 4 contemporary ICD leads in patients receiving an ICD system for the first time. All patients in the ICD Registry aged ≥18 years who underwent an implant of an ICD between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2016 were included. Monit

SUBMITTER: Resnic FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7360169 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature