February 5, 2010 (Washington, DC) — Transvenous extraction of implanted-device leads using a laser catheter is nearly always completed successfully and poses little risk of death or other major ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new retrospective study examined the indications, complications and outcomes of 498 transvenous lead ...

October 11, 2011 (Miami, Florida) — Percutaneous removal of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads using a laser catheter can be achieved as effectively and safely in ...

Using a laser to remove pacemaker and defibrillator wires implanted in heart muscle is as safe in people ages 80 and older as it is in younger people. Researchers found no important risk differences ...

Lead extraction procedures are becoming common owing to the growing number of implantations in an ageing population, frequent device infections, and lead recalls and malfunctions The most common ...

The Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing team at the Christian Medical College (CMC) here has successfully performed its first laser-assisted extraction of pacemaker leads [wires]. According to a ...