The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), with endorsement from other leading heart rhythm societies worldwide, have issued an urgent notice on the Boston Scientific advisory about shock coil calcification and reduced shock efficacy in RELIANCE G defibrillation leads with Gore ePTFE-coated shock coils manufactured 2002–2021. In this special edition of Breaking News, #HRStv host Oliver J. Monfredi, MBChB, PhD, FHRS is joined by Mina K. Chung, MD, FHRS, Molly Sachdev, MD, MPH, FHRS, and Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS to explain the issue, its clinical implications, and recommended actions.
Additional Resources https://www.hrsonline.org/resource/bsci-advisory-board-reliance-g-lvsi/?utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=guidance&utm_content=safety_alert
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