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Predictors of fracture in the Accufix Atrial "J" lead
B C Saliba1, R J Ardesia, R M John
1Department of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology at The Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|July 15, 1997
Abstract:
The Accufix atrial lead has a "J"-shaped retention wire at the distal end that has been reported to fracture. Our findings suggest that the more deformed the J, the higher the incidence of fracture.