Results
The survey was answered by 48 participants from 44 different institutions spanning 8 different countries. Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) was performed in 85% of these institutions. Most respondents were from Colombia (39.6%) and Brazil (27.1%) (figure 1A); 82% of respondents were electrophysiologists (figure 1B) with 71% of respondents having more than 10 years of experience (figure 1C).