Cardiac implantable electronic device implantation and device-related infection.

Vivek Modi Kashyap Shah Bruce FerraroLeyla Gasimli-GamacheSudip Nanda Steven Stevens Jamshid Shirani

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)

Device-related infection is relatively common and continues to be associated with high morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of DRI has not changed significantly despite technical and technological advances in cardiac devices and their implantation.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
risk factors
atrial fibrillation