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Lead extraction (cardiology)
Lead extraction is the percutaneous removal of a pacemaker or defibrillator lead implanted for more than one year, using locking stylets, sheaths, or laser energy, most often for infection.
Leadless pacemaker implantation
Leadless pacemaker implantation is a catheter-based procedure that places a self-contained pacemaker capsule inside the right ventricle, avoiding the leads and generator pocket of conventional pacemakers.
Pacemaker implantation
Pacemaker implantation, also called permanent pacemaker implantation, is a surgical procedure placing a pulse generator and leads under the skin to treat slow heart rhythms, with nearly one million implants yearly.
Transvenous lead extraction
Transvenous lead extraction is a catheter-based procedure that removes pacemaker or defibrillator leads through the veins, mainly for infection, with complete success above 95% and major complications near 1%.
Transvenous pacing
Transvenous pacing is a temporary procedure in which a pacing catheter passed through a vein into the right ventricle delivers electrical impulses to maintain heart rate in bradyarrhythmias.