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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:180
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

Seymour Furman, MD

Department of Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Hospital, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467

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About 42,000 Telectronics 330-801 bipolar atrial leads have been implanted over the past several years. The leads were relatively easy to use and, unlike some other atrial bipolar leads, the insulation was durable, so that many physicians used them when an active-fixation, bipolar atrial lead was selected. The same manufacturer provided passive-fixation bipolar atrial leads during the same time frame. In both instances the J shape was maintained by a flat wire embedded between the outer coaxial conductor and the outer polyurethane sheath. This wire is flexible and bends easily, and both leads are easily straightened by a guidewire placed within the lead lumen. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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