He or she will attach the leads to the pacemaker. Then the cut will be closed with stitches. The procedure usually takes 2 to 3 hours. You may need to spend the night in the hospital. Follow the ...

[3] and Kallinen et al ... appears to be greater than the risk of serious injury resulting from lead fracture even for pacemaker dependent patients except in select individual patient ...

A total of 12 atrial lead complications occurred in 10 (3%) patients during the first 3 months of follow-up ( Table IV ). Clinically relevant complications included atrial lead dislodgment (seven ...

Philips aims to improve medical devices by minimizing cost and complication. We were tasked with redesigning an existing Philips pacemaker lead extraction device with a focus on sustainability. Our ...