Cardiac device-related infective endocarditis need for lead extraction whatever the device according to the ESC EORP EURO-ENDO registry.
Erwan DonalChristophe TribouilloyAnita SadeghpourCécile LarocheAna Clara Tude RodriguesMaria do Carmo Pereira NunesDuk Hyun KangMarta Hernadez-MenesesZhanna D KobalavaMichele De BonisRafal DworakowskiBranislava IvanovicMaria HolickaTakeshi KitaiInes CruzOlivier HuttinPaolo ColonnaPatrizio LancellottiGilbert HabibPublished in: European heart journal open (2023)
Prognosis of endocarditis in patients with a CD remains poor, particularly in the presence of an associated LHIE. Although recommended by guidelines, device extraction is not always performed. Device removal was associated with better prognosis, even in the LHIE+CDRIE- group.