Implantation, Explantation, and Replacement of Devices and Leads

Abstract

If any patient meets the indication of treatment by some implantable system, this treatment starts by implanting the system. In the case of a secondary preventive indication, patients who underwent an arrhythmic accident usually stay at a hospital up to the implantation. In the case of a primary preventive indication, patients present at a hospital on the agreed-upon date, in accordance with a waiting list. This chapter describes techniques for implanting leads into various heart chambers and deals with the invasive interventions that relate to the devices themselves.