The leadconnection's Podcast

Abandoned Leads with Dr. Anne Kroman

Abandoned leads are a major challenge in lead management. Dr. Anne Kroman, Director of Lead Management and Director of the Cardiac Device Clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina, sits down with Dr. Tom Callahan to explore effective strategies for managing leads starting from the moment a device is implanted.

Tricuspid valve lead management with Dr. Mikhael El-Chami

We take a deep dive into transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) , comparing patients with leads who need TTVR to those without leads who require a device after having had TTVR.

Lead management in Tricuspid Interventions

The increase in tricuspid interventions has sparked many questions about how to manage device leads when treating tricuspid valve regurgitation. Dr. Samir Kapadia, Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, and Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy, Section Head of Interventional Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic, both experts in structural heart interventions, sit down with Dr. Tom Callahan to discuss tricuspid valve interventions, their approach to lead management, and how they are collaborating with their electrophysiology colleagues.

A Conversation with Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green

Dr. Tom Callahan sits down with electrophysiologist Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green to talk about lead management – from extraction to the role of leadless devices.

Pediatric Conduction System Pacing

Cleveland Clinic electrophysiologists Drs. Tom Callahan, Peter Aziz and Roy Chung talks with Dr. Óscar Cano Pérez about pediatric conduction system pacing. Dr. Cano, an electrophysiologist, specializes in conduction system pacing, management of arrhythmias in congenital heart disease, and VT ablation at Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia (Spain).  He is also the past President of the Spanish Working Group on Cardiac Pacing.

Maximizing Tensile Strength and Safety During Lead Extraction

Dr. Tom Callahan sits down with Dr. Pierce Vatterott to talk about knowledge of lead design and tensile strength can maximize safety during lead extraction.   Dr. Vatterott, a leader in lead extraction, is on a mission to improve the safety and efficacy of lead extraction

Transvenous extraction of conductions system pacing leads

Dr Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman and Dr. Tom Callahan discuss the challenges of lead management with conduction system pacing.   Dr. Vijayaraman is Director of Cardiology, specializing in electrophysiology, cardiac device implantation and His-bundle pacing at Geisinger Medical Center.

Management of the Patient after Conduction System Implant

Dr. Roy Chung sits down with Dr. Tom Callahan to talk about the challenges of left bundle branch area pacing, particularly management after implant.  Dr. Chung has much experience with conduction system pacing and shares his experience during this LEADconnection podcast.

Shockwave for Lead Extraction with Dr. Chris Latanich

Dr. Chris Latanich discusses Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy in transvenous lead extraction with Dr. Tom Callahan in this LEADconnection podcast, including how it is used, outcomes of initial research, and plans for future study.  Dr. Christopher Latanich is a staff electrophysiologist at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota and published his findings on the use of Shockwave in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology last year.  

Challenging Cases in Lead Management with Dr. Charles J. Love

Dr. Chuck Love sits down with Dr. Tom Callahan to discuss tips and tools to address challenging cases – from troublesome leads to negotiating tricky anatomy.  Dr. Charles J. Love is professor of medicine and Director of Cardiac Rhythm Services at Johns Hopkins Hospital and also the President of the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners.