Does somatostatin inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion from rat hepatic stellate cells?
These observations indicate that SOM exerts an inhibitory immunomodulatory effect on HSCs.
Implantation of an additional P/S lead in case of failure of an HV-P/S lead is safe. However, it is associated with a substantial rate of complications during FU. Therefore, extraction of damaged defibrillation leads instead of implantation of P/S leads should be favored.