On November 17, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital performed our first laser lead extraction. This innovative, specialized ...

Less than one out of every eight patients with infective endocarditis and a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) underwent recommended transvenous lead removal/extraction over a recent 4-year ...

A new revolving mechanical sheath system could provide another tool in the armamentarium for cardiac lead extraction. The Cook Medical Evolution mechanical dilator sheath set, designed for the removal ...

May 13, 2009 (Boston, Massachusetts) – The Heart Rhythm Society has released an updated consensus statement on the extraction of leads used in pacemaker and implantable-defibrillator therapy [1]. In ...

Infections associated with pacemaker or implantable defibrillator systems, even when limited to the subcutaneous pocket, generally call for removal of the pulse-generator and leads. But alternative ...

This content is provided by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Surgically implanted cardiac devices are quite common with more than one million cardiac pacemakers implanted every year worldwide – ...

Vandergrift, Pa. — Effective immediately, Cook Medical customers in the United States will again have access to its Evolution® RL and Evolution® Shortie RL Controlled-Rotation Dilator Sheath Sets.

Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) has extracted a lead wire from pacemaker that was implanted in a 50-year-old woman without opening her heart. The extraction, which is considered risky, was ...

250 Pages of Market Study Conducted on the Pacemaker/Defibrillator Lead Extraction Kits Market by Fact.MR, a Market Research and Competitive Intelligence Provider Offers Vital Insights into Key ...