Low Occurrence of Infections and Death in a Real-World Cohort of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of infections and death in patients implanted with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is not fully known yet.

Aim

To describe the incidence of CIED-related infection and death, and their potential predictors in a contemporary cohort of CIED patients.

Methods

All consecutive patients implanted with a CIED at our institution were prospectively enrolled. Follow-up visits were performed 2 weeks after CIED implantation for all patients, and then every 6 months for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)/cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) patients and every 12 months for pacemaker (PM) patients. The adjudication of CIED-related infections was performed by two independent investigators and potential disagreement was resolved by

SUBMITTER: Imberti JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10095352 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature