Long-Term Outcomes of Transvenous Lead Extraction: A Comparison in Patients with or without Infection from the Italian Region with the Oldest Population.
Luca BarcaGiuseppe MasciaPaolo Di DonnaPaolo SartoriDaniele BiancoRoberta Della BonaStefano BenenatiAndrea Carlo MerloAntonia Luisa BuongiornoNiki KaufmanPatricia MuñozMatteo BassettiItalo PortoPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
Our long-term data showed that aging patients who underwent TLE for CIED-related infection exhibit a high mortality risk during a long-term follow-up, potentially leading to a rapid and effective procedural approach in this patient population.