Danesh Kella, MBBS, FHRS, Mayo Clinic is joined by Michael S. Lloyd, MD, FHRS, Emory University, and Siva K. Mulpuru, MD, FHRS, Mayo Clinic to discuss how the authors utilized a post-approval registry for Micra leadless pacemakers and explored the long-term outcomes at 5 years. There were 1809 patients in the leadless pacemaker arm compared to a historical cohort of transvenous pacemakers with 2667 patients. The study found no leadless pacemaker removals due to infection. The overall complication rate at 60 months was 4.5%, and the system revision rate at 60 months was 4.9%. The major complication rate at 36 months was 4.5% in the leadless pacemaker arm, compared to an 8.5% rate observed in the transvenous arm (p <0.001). Overall, long-term outcomes with Micra leadless pacemakers demonstrated low rates of major complications and the need for system revision.
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https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/45/14/1241/7617133
Host Disclosure(s):
D. Kella: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Zoll Medical Company
Contributor Disclosure(s):
M. Lloyd: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Medtronic, Baylis Medical Company, Boston Scientific.
S. Mulpuru: Nothing to disclose.
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