Journal
EUROPACE
Volume 15, Issue 9, Pages 1287-1291Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut045
Keywords
Lead extraction; Temporary pacemaker; Temporary permanent pacemaker; Cardiac implantable electronic device infection
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- Medtronic
- Boston Scientific
- St. Jude
- Biotronic
- Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green
- Medtronic, moderate
- St. Jude, moderate
- Boston Scientific, moderate
- Japanese Heart Rhythm Society
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After extraction of an infected cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) in a pacemaker-dependent patient, a temporary pacemaker wire may be required for long periods during antibiotic treatment. Loss of capture and under sensing are commonly observed over time with temporary pacemaker wires, and patient mobility is restricted. The use of an externalized permanent active-fixation pacemaker lead connected to a permanent pacemaker generator for temporary pacing may be beneficial because of improved lead stability, and greater patient mobility and comfort. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of a temporary permanent pacemaker (TPPM) system in patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction due to CIED infection. Of 47 patients who underwent lead extraction due to CIED infection over a 2-year period at our centre, 23 were pacemaker dependent and underwent TPPM implantation. A permanent pacemaker lead was implanted in the right ventricle via the internal jugular vein and connected to a TPPM generator, which was secured externally at the base of the neck. The TPPM was used for a mean of 19.4 11.9 days (median 18 days, range 345 days), without loss of capture or sensing failure in any patient. Twelve of 23 patients were discharged home or to a nursing facility with the TPPM until completion of antibiotic treatment and re-implantation of a new permanent pacemaker. External TPPMs are safe and effective in patients requiring long-term pacing after infected CIED removal.
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