biostudies-literatureUnknown12(7)Imberti JF<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of infections and death in patients implanted with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is not fully known yet.<h4>Aim</h4>To describe the incidence of CIED-related infection and death, and their potential predictors in a contemporary cohort of CIED patients.<h4>Methods</h4>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 Journal of clinical medicine2599https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10095352biostudies-literatureLow Occurrence of Infections and Death in a Real-World Cohort of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.PMC10095352Gerra LBonini NImberti JFTurco VFontanesi RMei DAVitolo MBoriani GCasali EfalseLow Occurrence of Infections and Death in a Real-World Cohort of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of infections and death in patients implanted with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is not fully known yet.<h4>Aim</h4>To describe the incidence of CIED-related infection and death, and their potential predictors in a contemporary cohort of CIED patients.<h4>Methods</h4>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 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Mar2025-04-04T20:17:20.954Z2025-02-18T23:40:38.5ZS-EPMC100953523704868210.3390/jcm12072599