1. Leadless Pacemakers: Recent and Future Developments
- Author
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Anne Kroman, Jordan M. Prutkin, and Basil Saour
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Atrial pacing ,business.industry ,Perforation (oil well) ,Atrial fibrillation ,Pacemaker implant ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Lung disease ,Internal medicine ,Heart failure ,medicine ,Cardiology ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Implant ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Complication ,business - Abstract
Leadless pacemakers were developed to reduce complications associated with transvenous pacemaker implant and long-term follow-up. Since initial market release, however, there have been registry and single-center reports documenting improvements in implant technique, reduced complication rates, and new patient populations studied. Most studies have demonstrated a further reduction in complication rates and safe implant in those on continuous anticoagulation. Perforation rates are decreasing but still occur and risk factors include BMI
- Published
- 2019