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Table 1 Table of lead dislodgement and lead penetration findings

From: A retrospective review of 146 active and passive fixation bradycardia lead implantations in 74 dogs undergoing pacemaker implantation in a research setting of short term duration

 

Right Atrium

Right Ventricle

Occurrence

Active Lead

Passive Lead

P value (Fisher’s Exact Testb)

Active Lead

Passive Lead

P value (Fisher’s Exact Testb)

Implanted

44

28

 

45

29

 

Dislodged

0

2*

0.148

0

1a

0.392

Penetrations

1

0

1.000

1

0

1.000

  1. aAll dislodgements were passive fixation (preformed J in the RA; straight passive in RV)
  2. bA P value < 0.05 was considered significant; however, the study was not powered for this endpoint