The changing epidemiology of infective endocarditis in the twenty-first century
J Ambrosioni, M Hernandez-Meneses, A Téllez… - Current infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review Infective endocarditis (IE) is a relatively infrequent infectious
disease. It does, however, causes serious morbidity, and its mortality rate has remained …
disease. It does, however, causes serious morbidity, and its mortality rate has remained …
Transvenous lead extraction in conduction system pacing
N Wijesuriya, MK Elliott, V Mehta, JM Behar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Conduction System Pacing (CSP) delivered by His Bundle Pacing (HBP) or Left Bundle
Pacing (LBP) are exciting novel interventions in the field of Cardiac Resynchronization …
Pacing (LBP) are exciting novel interventions in the field of Cardiac Resynchronization …
Reuse of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: systematic review, meta-analysis and quality assessment of the body of evidence
EM Psaltikidis, EAM Costa… - Expert Review of Medical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background Pacemakers (PMs) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
(ICDs) have reduced mortality and improved the quality of life of cardiac patients. However …
(ICDs) have reduced mortality and improved the quality of life of cardiac patients. However …
Preoperative hemoglobin A1c and perioperative blood glucose in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing spinal cord stimulation surgery: a literature review of …
JM Hagedorn, MA Bendel, BC Hoelzer, R Aiyer… - Pain …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of our study was to review the surgical literature regarding the relationship
between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM), and risk of …
between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM), and risk of …
[HTML][HTML] Strategies to prevent cardiac implantable electronic device infection
T Barbar, R Patel, G Thomas… - The Journal of Innovations …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The association between the risk of mortality and cardiovascular implantable electronic
device (CIED) infections has been well-established in the literature. As CIED implantations …
device (CIED) infections has been well-established in the literature. As CIED implantations …
Reuse of pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation devices
RJ Selvaraj, R Sakthivel, S Satheesh, AA Pillai… - Heart …, 2017 - heartasia.bmj.com
Objective Access to pacemakers remains poor among many patients in low/middle-income
countries. Reuse of explanted pacemakers is a possible solution, but is still not widespread …
countries. Reuse of explanted pacemakers is a possible solution, but is still not widespread …
[PDF][PDF] Infectious complications in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices-risk factors, prevention and prognosis
A Polewczyk, W Jacheć, AM Polewczyk… - Polish Arch Intern …, 2017 - academia.edu
Infectious complications in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: risk factors,
prevention, and prognosis Page 1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Cardiac device infections: risk factors …
prevention, and prognosis Page 1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Cardiac device infections: risk factors …
Lead abandonment and subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) implantation in a cohort of patients with icd lead malfunction
Background: When an implantable-cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead becomes non-
functional, a recommendation currently exists for either lead abandonment or removal. Lead …
functional, a recommendation currently exists for either lead abandonment or removal. Lead …
Advantages and limitations of direct PCR amplification of bacterial 16S‐rDNA from resected heart tissue or swabs followed by direct sequencing for diagnosing …
D Maneg, J Sponsel, I Müller, B Lohr… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life‐threatening disease that is associated with high morbidity
and mortality. Its long‐term prognosis strongly depends on a timely and optimized antibiotic …
and mortality. Its long‐term prognosis strongly depends on a timely and optimized antibiotic …
The role of transvenous lead extraction in the management of redundant or malfunctioning pacemaker and defibrillator leads post ELECTRa
BS Sidhu, J Gould, B Sieniewicz, B Porter… - EP …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cardiac implantable electronic devices implantation rates have increased over the past
decade due to broader indications and an ageing population. Similarly, device and lead …
decade due to broader indications and an ageing population. Similarly, device and lead …