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 ...

ORLANDO, Florida — Transvenous extraction of unused pacemaker or defibrillator leads poses a higher risk for death as an acute complication when it's performed by using a laser-based extraction sheath ...

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 ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HEART RHYTHM 2010 – Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNC) today announced it will showcase a new advanced Laser Lead Extraction Simulation system at the Heart Rhythm Society ...

The increased use of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices over recent years is associated with a higher rate of distinctive complications and, as a result, an increasing number of lead ...

Using a laser to remove wires connecting implanted pacemakers and defibrillators to the heart is as safe in people age 80 or older as it is in younger patients, according to research reported in ...

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 ...

Laser lead extraction is a safe and effective treatment method in octogenarian patients with multiple comorbidities, new data suggest. For a recent study, patients who underwent laser lead extraction ...

The first case of laser pacemaker lead extraction in any government heart institution has been performed at the Department of Cardiology of the advanced cardiac institute of Ambedkar hospital in the ...

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 ...

A new laser therapy saved a 72-year-old patient with infected pacemakers a potentially deadly condition that can lead to heart failure or even death, doctors from the Apollo Hospitals announced here ...

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 ...