Combined Use of S-ICD and Absorbable Antibacterial Envelopes: A Proof-of-concept Study.
Alessio GasperettiMarco SchiavoneMatteo ZiacchiSimone ZanchiLeonida LombardiMaurizio VieccaCarmelo La GrecaSimone GullettaCarlo LavalleMauro BiffiGiovanni B ForleoPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2022)
The preliminary data of this proof-of-concept study show how a combined deployment of AAE and S-ICD in selected patients at very high risk of infection is a safe and feasible technique and may offer a reliable treatment option in specific and selected clinical settings.