by 34 dacron 34 pads 5 which adhere to the outside wall of the epicardium in as a result of fibrosis thus controlling the depth of tip electrode 9 penetration into the myocardium thereby ensuring the anchoring position of the first row of tines 3 further ensures that chronic removal of lead assembly 10 by counter traction can be accomplished without tearing or otherwise damaging the heart moving now to fig6 there is illustrated another side view of the preferred embodiment of the present inventive lead further depicting the angle 15 between the tines and lead body 1 as well as the distance 11 between the distal end of lead body 1 and the base of the first row of tines 3 and also the distance 13 between the distal most point of the electrode tip 9 and the base of the second row of tines 7 in the preferred embodiment the tines 3 7 extend from the lead body 1 at an acute angle from 30 u00b0 to less than 90 u00b0 as described in u s pat no 4 269 198 issued to stokes and commonly assigned with the present invention to medtronic and incorporated herein by reference however in the preferred embodiment the acute angle for both rows of tines 3 7 do not approach 90 u00b0 simultaneously at least one row of tines 3 7 will always have an acute.