Is the use of an additional pace/sense lead the optimal strategy for the avoidance of lead extraction in defibrillation lead failure?
In the treatment of an isolated P/S problem in an HV-P/S lead, the placement of an additional P/S lead is a safe management strategy, at least in the short term.
The prevalence of IAA in patients with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes is higher in males than females between 15 and 21 years of age. The lower prevalence of IAA in adolescent females implies sex-specific modulation of the autoimmune process during puberty.