It’s likely that someone you know has a pacemaker. An estimated 3 million Americans live with pacemakers, which send electronic pulses to help their hearts maintain a normal beat and rhythm. Since ...

Lead extraction is a specialized procedure used to remove wires from pacemakers or defibrillators when they become infected, damaged, or unsafe to leave in place. Over time, ...

Typical balloon placement and pretreatment sites relative to pacing/defibrillation leads. Photo Credit: J Am Coll Cardiol EP. Central Illustration (adapted). Pacemaker and defibrillator leads encased ...

Spring was in full swing today! The sky will remain mostly clear tonight, and we’ll cool down into the low 60s on the coast. Inland areas will reach the mid to upper 50s. Sunday will be another warm, ...

Background and aims Over the past decades, high-volume lead extraction centres gained broad experience in advanced transvenous lead extractions (TLE). However, access to advanced TLE techniques is ...