Cardiac pacemakers: function, troubleshooting, and management: part 1 of a 2-part series
SK Mulpuru, M Madhavan, CJ McLeod, YM Cha… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Advances in cardiac surgery toward the mid-20th century created a need for an artificial
means of stimulating the heart muscle. Initially developed as large external devices …
means of stimulating the heart muscle. Initially developed as large external devices …
Procedural outcomes associated with transvenous lead extraction in patients with abandoned leads: an ESC-EHRA ELECTRa (European Lead Extraction …
L Segreti, CA Rinaldi, S Claridge, JH Svendsen… - EP …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims The decision to abandon or extract superfluous leads remains controversial. We
sought to compare procedural outcome of patients with and without abandoned leads …
sought to compare procedural outcome of patients with and without abandoned leads …
Early, delayed and late cardiac implantable electronic device infections: do the timing of onset and pathogens matter?
A Polewczyk, W Jacheć, M Polewczyk… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infections involving cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) occur at different times
after device-related procedures. The aim of this study was to investigate the timing of onset …
after device-related procedures. The aim of this study was to investigate the timing of onset …
Risk factors predicting complications of transvenous lead extraction
W Jacheć, A Polewczyk, M Polewczyk… - BioMed Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) is the gold standard in the management of
patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED)‐related complications …
patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED)‐related complications …
To abandon or not to abandon: late consequences of pacing and ICD lead abandonment
Introduction The increasing number of cardiac implantable electronic device complications
represents a current problem. Abandoned leads are difficult to manage, even because …
represents a current problem. Abandoned leads are difficult to manage, even because …
[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 …
Infections on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices: a critical review
A de Alarcón - Medical Research Archives, 2019 - esmed.org
Use of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) has been increasing
exponentially in the last two decades and is a critical component in the management of …
exponentially in the last two decades and is a critical component in the management of …
Lead‐dependent infective endocarditis: the role of factors predisposing to its development in an analysis of 414 clinical cases
A Polewczyk, W Jacheć, M Janion… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lead‐dependent infective endocarditis (LDIE) is a serious and insidious
infective disease spreading along the leads to valve leaflets and endocardial surface. LDIE …
infective disease spreading along the leads to valve leaflets and endocardial surface. LDIE …
Lead-related infective endocarditis: factors influencing the formation of large vegetations
A Polewczyk, W Jacheć, A Tomaszewski… - Ep …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims The presence of intracardiac lead vegetations (ILV) is one of the important criteria for
diagnosis of lead-related infective endocarditis (LRIE). The objective of the present study …
diagnosis of lead-related infective endocarditis (LRIE). The objective of the present study …
Influence of the type of pathogen on the clinical course of infectious complications related to cardiac implantable electronic devices
The specific role of the various pathogens causing cardiac implantable electronic devices-
(CIEDs)-related infections requires further understanding. The data of 1241 patients …
(CIEDs)-related infections requires further understanding. The data of 1241 patients …