Reasons Leads are extracted?

• by natlat
• 2017-12-01 07:50:59
• Batteries & Leads
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I just had my right ventricular lead extracted.  The R wave was down to 1 and my lead was making alot of noise.  Another smaller hospital originally put this lead in the apex right in a scar there 3 years ago.  I have a scar in the apex and no one could diagnose me nor why.  I had an ablation two years ago in the vicinity of the apex lead which fixed my VT and I have been off meds and running and vt free ever since.  However the lead in the apex was failing and they think that it could be caused by fibrosis and/or the fact the ablation was in the vicinity of the lead.  They are sending the lead to the facility to be tested.  

Is fibrosis a common cause of lead problems?