Aims Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is the gold standard, guideline-
recommended revascularization strategy in patients presenting with ST-elevation …

Background Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) surgical site infections (SSIs)
have been outpacing the increases in implantation of these devices. While traditional …

Background The disparity in outcomes of cardiac electronic device implantations between
sexes has been previously demonstrated in device-specific cohorts (eg, implantable …

Objectives: Identify the indications for pacemaker placement. Describe the contraindications
to pacemaker placement. Review the complications of pacemaker placement. Explain …

The development of economy and the needs of urban planning have led to the rapid growth
of power applications and the corresponding frequent occurrence of power failures, which …

Implantable cardiac pacemakers are equipped with batteries to provide power supply that
have a limited lifetime. Battery‐based implantable cardiac pacemakers need surgical …

Background Little is known about the impact of frailty on length of stay (LOS), cost, and in-
hospital procedural outcomes of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation …

Objective To investigate the utility of Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) as a measure of
comorbidity burden to predict procedural outcomes after de novo cardiac implantable …

Background Administrative health data and cardiac device registries can be used to
empirically evaluate outcomes and costs after implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) …

Background Current guidelines recommend 4 weeks of private driving restriction after
implantation of a primary-prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). These …