Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, U.S.
Transvenous lead systems implanted in children have similar incidences of venous occlusion
Published in Physician Law Weekly, August 9th, 2006
"Venous occlusion is a recognized complication of transvenous pacing, and lead cross-sectional area indexed to body surface area (BSA) has been used to predict venous obstruction in children. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors and incidence of angiographic venous obstruction after transvenous lead implantation in both children and young adults," scientists writing in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology report.
"Contrast venography was obtained in 85 of 90 consecutive patients undergoing...
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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2006-08-09)
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