2026 HRS/AHA/APHRS/EHRA/IDSA/LAHRS/PACES/STS expert consensus statement update on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction.
Yong-Mei, C., F, E.C.M., F, L.C., J, A.L., M, B.T., M, B.K., I, B.C., Maria, B.G.U., Alexander, B., M, E.L., N, G.J., R, J.L., Saima, K., D, K.A., Fred, K., Nigel, L., N, L.F.L., J, L.C., Y, M.D., . . . Emily, Z. (2026). 2026 HRS/AHA/APHRS/EHRA/IDSA/LAHRS/PACES/STS expert consensus statement update on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction.. Heart Rhythm. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.04.015
Yong-Mei C, F ECM, F LC, J AL, M BT, M BK, et al. 2026 HRS/AHA/APHRS/EHRA/IDSA/LAHRS/PACES/STS expert consensus statement update on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction.. Heart Rhythm. 2026; doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.04.015
Yong-Mei C, F ECM, F LC, et al. 2026 HRS/AHA/APHRS/EHRA/IDSA/LAHRS/PACES/STS expert consensus statement update on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction.[J]. Heart Rhythm. 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.04.015.
@article{yongmei2026,
author = {Cha Yong-Mei and El-Chami Mikhael F and Liu Christopher F and Andreychuk Laura J and Beaver Thomas M and Bergen Kelly M and Berul Charles I and Birgersdotter-Green Ulrika Maria and Breitenstein Alexander and Epstein Laurence M and Gross Jay N and Jackson Larry R and Karim Saima and Krahn Andrew D and Kusumoto Fred and Lever Nigel and Linton-Frazier Latoya N and Love Charles J and Mah Douglas Y and Mason Pamela K and Maynard M Travis and Maytin Melanie and Montgomery Jay A and Ngai Jennie and Parkash Ratika and Patton Kristen K and Pothineni Naga Venkata K and Rojel-Martínez Ulises and Sohail M Rizwan and Atallah Joseph and Callahan Thomas D and Carrillo Roger G and Cheung Jim and Defaye Pascal and Kothari Perin and Schaller Robert D and Vikram Holenarasipur R and Wynn Gareth and Zeitler Emily},
title = {2026 HRS/AHA/APHRS/EHRA/IDSA/LAHRS/PACES/STS expert consensus statement update on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction.},
journal = {Heart Rhythm},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.04.015},
note = {PMID: 42034327},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Cha Yong-Mei AU - El-Chami Mikhael F AU - Liu Christopher F AU - Andreychuk Laura J AU - Beaver Thomas M AU - Bergen Kelly M AU - Berul Charles I AU - Birgersdotter-Green Ulrika Maria AU - Breitenstein Alexander AU - Epstein Laurence M AU - Gross Jay N AU - Jackson Larry R AU - Karim Saima AU - Krahn Andrew D AU - Kusumoto Fred AU - Lever Nigel AU - Linton-Frazier Latoya N AU - Love Charles J AU - Mah Douglas Y AU - Mason Pamela K AU - Maynard M Travis AU - Maytin Melanie AU - Montgomery Jay A AU - Ngai Jennie AU - Parkash Ratika AU - Patton Kristen K AU - Pothineni Naga Venkata K AU - Rojel-Martínez Ulises AU - Sohail M Rizwan AU - Atallah Joseph AU - Callahan Thomas D AU - Carrillo Roger G AU - Cheung Jim AU - Defaye Pascal AU - Kothari Perin AU - Schaller Robert D AU - Vikram Holenarasipur R AU - Wynn Gareth AU - Zeitler Emily TI - 2026 HRS/AHA/APHRS/EHRA/IDSA/LAHRS/PACES/STS expert consensus statement update on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction. T2 - Heart Rhythm PY - 2026 DO - 10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.04.015 AN - PMID:42034327 ER -
The "2026 HRS Expert Consensus Statement Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Management and Extraction" provides updated recommendations to guide clinicians in the management of cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) leads. Since the publication of the "2017 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Management and Extraction," the field has evolved quickly. New evidence on CIED lead management and the blooming development of new CIED technologies, including leadless pacing and implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads implanted outside the vascular system and new lumenless pacing leads and lead extraction tools, have contributed to the field's rapid evolution. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in accordance with the Institute of Medicine standards. The writing committee reviewed evidence gathered through electronic literature searches encompassing clinical trials, original studies, and meta-analyses conducted on human subjects published in English from MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library up to December 2024. The comprehensive literature review supports each evidence-based recommendation and is compiled in the evidence tables. A predefined threshold of > 70% approval for each recommendation was required, with a quorum of two-thirds of the writing committee. The final mean consensus of 108 recommendations was 93.61%. The recommendations from the "2017 Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Management and Extraction" have been updated with new evidence to guide clinicians. The new recommendations address the latest CIED technologies with the advantages over transvenous leads, new evidence supporting diagnosis, treatment, and prevention for CIED infection, appropriate lead management in transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement for tricuspid regurgitation, and standardization of transvenous lead extraction approach, protocol, and facilities to improve the outcomes of CIED lead management and extraction.