Risk Factors and Temporal Trends of Complications Associated With Transvenous Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Leads

Abstract

Incidence of mechanical and infectious complications of transvenous ICD leads over long-term follow-up is much higher in the real world than in clinical studies. In our study cohort, 1 of 4 transvenous ICD leads had mechanical complications when followed up to 10 years. The high rate of reintervention leads to additional complications.