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Life-threatening degeneration of the Accufix active-fixation atrial-pacing electrode
N Sulke1, J Chambers, C Blauth
1Department of Cardiology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|July 1, 1995
Abstract:
More than 47,000 patients world wide have had the Accufix atrial-pacemaker lead implanted. The company has issued warnings because degeneration of the electrode has occurred, with two deaths. We detected a fractured electrode that was successfully removed with insertion of a new type of electrode. Action is required to prevent further possibly fatal complications occurring.