[Leadless pacemakers: It's time for implantation in centers without on-site cardiac surgery]

Abstract

Leadless pacemakers' implantations in France are limited to centers with onsite cardiac surgery. However, these implantations are now possible in centers without onsite surgery in most European countries. Indeed, the rates of tamponade and cardiac perforation are very low. This article argues for the implantation conditions to be extended to centers with thoracic or vascular surgery (and not cardiac), as is the case for atrial fibrillation ablations, because these centers already have immediate surgical back-up, allowing the treatment of cardiac tamponade or perforation.

Keywords: Cardiac surgery; France; Leadless pacing; MICRA.