Todd B Mendelson, Pasquale Santangeli, David S Frankel, Jeffrey S Arkles, Gregory E Supple, David Lin, Michael P Riley, David J Callans, Saman Nazarian, Matthew C Hyman, Ramanan Kumareswaran, Andrew E Epstein, Rajat Deo, Sanjay Dixit, Fermin C Garcia, Erica S Zado, Mathew D Hutchinson, Mouhannad M Sadek, Joshua M Cooper, Francis E Marchlinski, Scott O Trerotola, Robert D Schaller
BACKGROUND: The presence of inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) has been considered a relative contraindication to electrophysiology (EP) procedures that require transfemoral venous placement of multiple catheters and/or long sheaths. There are inadequate data related to complex EP procedures in this population. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of a single high-volume center with respect to complex EP procedures in patients with IVCFs...
June 2019: Heart Rhythm: the Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society