Christian Steinberg, Gareth J Padfield, Edna Hahn, Sheila Flavelle, Cheryl McILROY, Otto VAN Bremen, John A Yeung-Lai-Wah, Charles R Kerr, Marc W Deyell, Stanley K Tung, Jason G Andrade, Matthew T Bennett, Jamil G Bashir, Andrew D Krahn, Santabhanu Chakrabarti
INTRODUCTION: Medtronic's Lead Integrity Alert (LIA) software algorithm is useful for detecting abnormal parameters across various ICD-lead families. However, its utility in the assessment of the Biotronik Linox™ family of high-voltage (HV) leads is unknown. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the performance of the LIA algorithm to detect abnormalities and lead failure in Linox ICD-leads. All LIA-enabled Medtronic devices connected to an active Linox lead were included...
December 2015: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology