All in one ICD lead system . . . Does the electrophysiologists seek comfort at the cost of patient safety !!

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All in one ICD lead system . . . Does the electrophysiologists seek comfort at the cost of patient safety !!

July 31, 2012 by dr s venkatesan

ICDs have revolutionizes the management of refractory VT and in the prevention of sudden cardiac deaths in vulnerable population.Every year 100s of thousand ICDs are implanted . Three industry leaders are providing state of art machines. The technology is evolving . Till recently , the shocking leads of ICD has a separate connectors called DF1 .

Now, we have all 4 leads incorporated into one lead connector called DF 4 . It has gained tremendous interest among cardiologist and stand alone electro-physiologists . The reason is simple – Ease of implantation !

Does the ease of implanting do compromise the efficiency of ICD system ?

I am surprised by this article . Here is an excellent analysis by a truth seeking electro-physiologist about the genuine issues of ICD implantation especially to potential problems with DF 4 interface .

http://www.cardioexchange.org/voices/new-icd-lead-technology-creates-new-set-of-problems-a-perspective-from-one-electrophysiologist/

A related article .

https://drsvenkatesan.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=19708&action=edit