Attempted salvage of infected cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: Are there clinical factors that predict success?
James E PeacockJeanette M StaffordKatherine LeMuhammad Rizwan SohailLarry M BaddourJordan M PrutkinStephan B DanikHolenarasipur R VikramMarta Hernandez-MenesesJosé M MiróElisabeth BlankChristoph K NaberRoger G CarrilloArnold J GreensponChi-Hong TsengDaniel Z UslanPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)
In patients with definite CIED infections, clinical and laboratory variables cannot predict successful device salvage. Until new data are forthcoming, device explantation should remain a mandatory and early management intervention in patients with CIED infection in keeping with existing expert guidelines unless medical contraindications exist or patients refuse device removal.