Joseph J. Germano, DO

Original Contribution

A Comparative Study of Defibrillator Leads at a Large-Volume Implanting Hospital: Results From the Pacemaker and Implantable Defibrillator Leads Survival Study ("PAIDLESS")

05/29/2015

Todd J. Cohen , MD, FACC, FHRS;

Dhimesh P. Patel , MD;

Wilbur J. Asheld , DO;

Joseph J. Germano , DO;

Shahidul Islam , PStat, MPH, CPH;

Implantable lead survival has been the subject of many multicenter studies over the past decade. The purpose of this study was to examine survival in the implantable defibrillator subset of implanted leads at a large-volume implanting...

Implantable lead survival has...

05/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

EP Research

Mechanisms of Lead Failure by Recall Status and Manufacturer: Results From the Pacemaker and Implantable Defibrillator Leads Survival Study (“PAIDLESS”)

07/02/2018

Zohaib A. Shaikh , BSE;

Daniel J. Kersten , BA;

Alyssa M. Feldman , MS;

Joseph J. Germano , DO;

Shahidul Islam , PStat, MPH, CPH;

Brandon S. Needelman , BS;

Sam N. Schwarzwald , BS;

Todd J. Cohen , MD, FACC, FHRS;

The aim of this study was to determine the differences in lead failure mechanisms across the major United States implantable defibrillator lead manufacturers (Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and St. Jude Medical), between all non-recalled and...

The aim of this study was to...

07/02/2018

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