Cardiac devices such as cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) and left ventricle
assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used in medical practice due to aging populations …

Cardiovascular infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis
is crucial for adequate patient management, as early treatment improves the prognosis …

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) and left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are
increasingly used worldwide with expanding indications. Among all CIED and LVAD …

Among the complications of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), infections
represent one of the nastiest in view of the heavy impact on clinical outcomes and …

Cardiovascular infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis
is crucial for adequate patient's management, as early treatment improves the prognosis …

Abstract Purpose of Review Accurate diagnosis of cardiac device infection is critical for
clinical decision-making and represents a challenge for current diagnostic methods. A non …

Cardiac devices are frequently used in different cardiovascular conditions for the purpose of
morbidity or mortality prevention. These include cardiac implantable electronic devices …

Cardiovascular device-related infections include infections occurring at heart valve
prosthesis, cardiovascular implantable electronic devices, left ventricular assist device …

The diagnosis of cardiac device infection and, more importantly, accurate localization of the
infection site, such as defibrillator pocket, pacemaker lead, along the peripheral driveline or …

Early diagnosis of endocarditis has an important prognostic value because a delay in
antibiotic therapy and cardiac surgery may adversely affect clinical outcome. However, its …