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Leadless pacemaker implant in patients with pre-existing infections: Results from the Micra postapproval registry.

Mikhael F El-ChamiJens Brock JohansenAmir ZaidiSvein FaerestrandDwight ReynoldsJavier Garcia-SearaJacques MansouratiJean-Luc PasquieHugh Thomas McElderryPaul R RobertsKyoko SoejimaKurt StrombergJonathan P Piccini
Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
Implantation of the Micra transcatheter pacemaker is safe and feasible in patients with a recent CIED infection. No recurrent infections that required Micra device removal were seen. Leadless pacemakers appear to be a safe pacing alternative for patients with CIED infection who undergo extraction.
Keyphrases
  • vena cava
  • heart failure
  • cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • atrial fibrillation