Initial experience with the Evolution mechanical dilator sheath for lead extraction: Safety and efficacy

Transvenous Lead Extraction: Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus on Facilities, Training, Indications, and Patient Management

Bruce L. Wilkoff, Charles J. Love, CHARLES L. BYRD et al. · Heart Rhythm · 2009 · 1K citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Perioperative Medicine +10

Pacemaker lead extraction with the laser sheath: results of the pacing lead extraction with the excimer sheath (PLEXES) trial11No financial support was received for performing the procedures or collecting the data, or for data analysis.

BRUCE L. WILKOFF, CHARLES L. BYRD, Charles J. Love et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1999 · 439 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +14

Transvenous removal of pacing and implantable cardiac defibrillating leads using single sheath mechanical dilatation and multiple venous approaches: high success rate and safety in more than 2000 leads

Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Ezio Soldati, Giulio Zucchelli et al. · European Heart Journal · 2008 · 242 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +13

Laser-assisted lead extraction: the European experience

Charles Kennergren, C. Bucknall, Christian Butter et al. · EP Europace · 2007 · 138 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +11

Initial Experience With Larger Laser Sheaths for the Removal of Transvenous Pacemaker and Implantable Defibrillator Leads

Laurence M. Epstein, CHARLES L. BYRD, Bruce L. Wilkoff et al. · Circulation · 1999 · 126 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +17