Patient age at TLE (years),
mean ± SD
|
67,081
±14.500
|
|
Dwell time of the oldest lead in the patient before TLE [in months],
mean ± SD
|
115,843
±77.633
|
Sex (female), n (%)
|
355
(37.923)
|
|
Cumulative dwell time of extracted leads [in years] before TLE, mean
± SD
|
17,843
±14.530
|
NYHA III & IV, n (%)
|
148
(15.812)
|
|
TLE procedure complexity and difficulty
|
All 936 patients
|
LVEF > 50%, n (%)
|
539
(57.585)
|
|
Procedure duration (sheath to sheath) (min), mean ± SD
|
15,931
±25.558
|
Diabetes mellitus (any), n (%)
|
198
(21.154)
|
|
Technical difficulty during TLE (any), n (%)
|
233
(24.840)
|
Renal failure (any), n (%)
|
230
(24.573)
|
|
Number of major technical difficulty in one patient
|
0,328
±0.725
|
Charlson comorbidity index, mean ± SD
|
4,886
±3.764
|
|
Three or more technical problems, n (%)
|
21
(2.239)
|
Indications for TLE |
All 936 patients |
|
TLE procedure efficacy and outcomes |
All 936
patients |
LRIE with or without pocket infection, n (%)
|
151
(16.132)
|
|
Major complications (any), n (%)
|
18
(1.923)
|
Local (pocket) infection (only),
n (%)
|
58
(6.196)
|
|
Hemopericardium, n (%)
|
12
(1.282)
|
Non-infectious indications, n (%)
|
727
(77.671)
|
|
Tricuspid valve damage during TLE, n (%)
|
6
(0.640)
|
CIED system and history of pacing
|
All 936 patients
|
|
Rescue cardiac surgery, n (%)
|
12
(1.282)
|
Number of leads in the system before TLE, mean ± SD
|
1,834
±0.639
|
|
Lack of radiological success, n (%)
|
6
(0.640)
|
Presence of abandoned leads before TLE, n (%)
|
86 (9.188)
|
|
Complete clinical success, n (%)
|
916
(97.863)
|
Number of procedures before lead extraction, mean ± SD
|
1,837
±0.990
|
|
Complete procedural success, n (%)
|
917
(97.970)
|