Venous Stenosis After Transvenous Lead Placement: A Study of Outcomes and Risk Factors in 212 Consecutive Patients

Basil Abu‐El‐Haija, Prashant D. Bhave, Dwayne N. Campbell, Alexander Mazur, Denice Hodgson‐Zingman, Vlad Cotarlan, Michael Giudici

Journal of the American Heart Association · 2015 · 104 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

A significant association exists between venous stenosis and the number of implanted leads and also the sum of the lead diameters. When combined with multiple implant procedures, the incidence of venous stenosis is increased.

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