Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Management and Extraction Guidelines Pocket Guide - Guideline Central

Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Management and Extraction

Heart Rhythm SocietyPublished: June 5, 2026

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  • Top 10 Take-home Messages
  • Definitions
  • New Technologies
  • Diagnostic Approach to Suspected Lead Failure
  • Clinical Considerations in CIED Lead Management
  • Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of CIED Infection
  • Indications for Lead Extractions (Noninfectious)
  • Management of Patients Undergoing Lead Extraction
  • Implant Lead Selection: Approach and Techniques to Mitigate Lead Malfunction
  • Tables
    • Definitions
    • Clinical Scenarios and Leadless Pacemaker (LP) Management Options
    • Lead Management Clinical Scenarios and Strategies
    • Predicted Probability of CIED Infection by PREDICT-SAB Score
  • Figures and Algorithms
    • Non-Vascular ICD Selection
    • Examples of Ventricular Oversensing in ICDs
    • Illustrative Flowchart of Decision Points During CIED Upgrade Procedure Preparation
    • Approximate Risk of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection During Bacteremia
    • Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management of Suspected CIED Pocket Infections
    • Recommendations for Evaluation in <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> Bacteremia Without Pocket Abnormality
    • Evaluation and Management of Non-<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> Gram-Positive Bacteremia Without Pocket Abnormality
    • Evaluation and Management of Gram-Negative Bacteremia Without a Pocket Abnormality
    • Illustrative Flowchart for the Timing of CIED Reimplantation After CIED System Removal for Infection in Select Scenarios
    • Most Common Access Sites for Transvenous Lead Insertion
    • Examples of Lead Interaction With the Tricuspid Valve
    • Right Ventricular Lead Positioning Relative to the Tricuspid Valve


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