Table 1:

Patient demographics

Patients	n = 154
Demographics
Age (years)	65.8 ± 15.9
Male gender	105 (68.2)
Ejection fraction <30%	40 (26.5)
Previous cardiac surgery	39 (25.8)
Pacemaker dependency	55 (35.7)
Chronic kidney disease	51 (33.1)
Coronary artery disease	58 (37.7)
Indication for lead removal
Pocket infection	43 (27.9)
Systemic infection	55 (35.7)
Lead dysfunction	36 (23.4)
System upgrade	9 (5.8)
Chronic pain	2 (1.3)
Venous stenosis/occlusion	2 (1.3)
Other indications	7 (4.6)

Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation and categorical are expressed by values and percentages.