Demographic and clinical data All 936 patients CIED system and history of pacing All 936 patients
Patient age at TLE (years), mean ± SD 67,081 ±14.500
Dwell time of the oldest lead in the patient before TLE [in months], mean ± SD
115,843 ±77.633
Sex (female), n (%)
355 (37.923)
Cumulative dwell time of extracted leads [in years] before TLE, mean ± SD
17,843 ±14.530
NYHA III & IV, n (%)
148 (15.812)
TLE procedure complexity and difficulty
All 936 patients
LVEF > 50%, n (%)
539 (57.585)
Procedure duration (sheath to sheath) (min), mean ± SD
15,931 ±25.558
Diabetes mellitus (any), n (%)
198 (21.154)
Technical difficulty during TLE (any), n (%)
233 (24.840)
Renal failure (any), n (%)
230 (24.573)
Number of major technical difficulty in one patient
0,328 ±0.725
Charlson comorbidity index, mean ± SD
4,886 ±3.764
Three or more technical problems, n (%)
21 (2.239)
Indications for TLE All 936 patients TLE procedure efficacy and outcomes All 936 patients
LRIE with or without pocket infection, n (%)
151 (16.132)
Major complications (any), n (%)
18 (1.923)
Local (pocket) infection (only), n (%) 58 (6.196)
Hemopericardium, n (%)
12 (1.282)
Non-infectious indications, n (%)
727 (77.671)
Tricuspid valve damage during TLE, n (%)
6 (0.640)
CIED system and history of pacing
All 936 patients
Rescue cardiac surgery, n (%)
12 (1.282)
Number of leads in the system before TLE, mean ± SD
1,834 ±0.639
Lack of radiological success, n (%)
6 (0.640)
Presence of abandoned leads before TLE, n (%)
86 (9.188)
Complete clinical success, n (%)
916 (97.863)
Number of procedures before lead extraction, mean ± SD
1,837 ±0.990
Complete procedural success, n (%)
917 (97.970)