What is new?
- The Evolution® and TightRailTMMechanical Dilator Sheaths are two different tools with variable
technical properties for the TLE procedure.
- To the best of our knowledge, this is the first large-scale
observational report in the literature comparing the efficacy and
safety of these two mechanical TLE system in chronically implanted
PM/ICD leads in addition to long-term mortality outcomes.
- Both mechanical TLE systems showed similar procedural/clinical success
and complication rates and all-cause mortality at long-term follow-up.