What are the long-term results of transfemoral pediatric permanent pacing?
In a study conducted in 2003, Costa et al. found that transfemoral pediatric permanent pacing has positive long-term results. The study followed a cohort of patients with a mean age of 8.2±6.6 years and found that the actuarial survival of the transvenous pacing leads was 97.7% over a mean follow-up period of 95.5±50.6 months. The researchers concluded that transfemoral pediatric permanent pacing is a safe and effective treatment with positive long-term results.