Clinical Profile and Outcome of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device-Related Infection.

Alessandra de Souza Maciel Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)

The infection rate was 1.9%, mostly in men. We observed an association of intra-hospital mortality with IE and sepsis. After discharge, the annual mortality rate was 11.8%, influenced by sepsis during hospitalization and epicardial implantation. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0).

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