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 ...

How long do pacemakers (and also internal cardiac defibrillators or ICDs) typically last and what causes the system’s lead wires to fail? The pacemaker or ICD unit, which is the implanted box or ...

Electrophysiologists are asking for better communication between their field and the interventional cardiology community, particularly with operators who perform percutaneous transcatheter tricuspid ...