The vast majority of Medicare beneficiaries with infection of a cardiac implanted electronic device (CIED) don’t have their hardware removed within 30 days, contrary to guideline recommendations, and ...
Infections associated with pacemaker or implantable defibrillator systems, even when limited to the subcutaneous pocket, generally call for removal of the pulse-generator and leads. But alternative ...
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), including pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation systems, have transformed the treatment of arrhythmias and heart failure. However, ...
All patients referred for TLE to Cardiology Unit of IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna and registered in our observational prospective registry were considered for enrolment. The study ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sean D. Pokorney, MD, MBA, assistant professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and member in ...
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...
Infections after placement of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. There is limited evidence on prophylactic strategies, other than ...
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