Abstract
Introduction and objectives Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads are prone to early failure. Most of the reported series come from a single institution. This paper describes the clinical experience in nine Spanish hospitals. Methods Clinical, implant, and follow-up data of all patients with a Sprint Fidelis lead were analyzed. All cases of lead failure were identified, medium-term lead survival was calculated, and possible predictors for lead failure were determined. Results In total, 378 leads in 376 patients were studied. The mean age (male 85.7%) was 64.9 ± 13.6 years. The majority of patients (59.8%) had ischemic heart disease. Mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 33.4% ± 14.5%. Left subclavian vein puncture was used in 74.8%. During a mean follow-up of 30.9 ± 14 months, 16 lead failures have occurred, with a lead survival of 96.1% at 36 months after implantation. Eleven of 16 lead failures were caused by failure of pace/sense conductors, 3 by defects in the high-voltage conductor, and 2 by defects in both types of conductors. A less depressed left ventricular ejection fraction was associated with an increased probability of lead failure (42.4% ± 16% vs. 33% ± 14.3%; P = .011). Three hospitals presented a rate of lead failure higher than 10%; the rate was less than 5% in the remaining 6 hospitals. Conclusions In this multicenter series of 378 leads, the 3-year estimated survival was higher than that reported in prior series. Clinical presentation of lead failures was similar to that reported previously. Left ventricular ejection fraction and hospital of implantation were variables associated to lead failure.
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