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Use of Taurolidine in a Patient With a Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Protrusion
We report the successful salvage of cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator protrusion sealed by the surrounding skin in a frail patient presenting 5 months after the last surgical revision. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
Marcello Giudice, MD +8 more
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Pain During Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Implantation [PDF]
Introduction This study is to evaluate the extent and causes of pain during cardiac implantable electronic device(CIED) implantation in our hospital. Methods A prospective audit over a 23-month period using a patient self-reporting questionnaire was ...
Goyal, D. +16 more
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Infections after high-voltage cardiac implantable electronic device replacements [PDF]
Background: Device infection is the most worrisome complication after replacement of cardiac implantable electronic devices, with the utmost risk among patients with replacement of a high-voltage device.
Rasmus Langhoff, BM +7 more
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Lead Removal of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device
As more people are living longer with more significant cardiac disease, permanent pacemakers (PPMs) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are being inserted more frequently each year.
I Made Putra Swi Antara, Yoga Yuniadi
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Salvage of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Pocket Infection with Skin Erosion in Frail 92-Year-Old [PDF]
We reported the novel use of a taurolidine-containing antimicrobial solution in the successful salvage of a partially exposed and polymicrobially infected cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator in a frail patient unfit for lead extraction.
Marzia Giaccardi +4 more
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Background Unplanned hospitalizations are common in patients with cardiovascular disease. The “Triage Heart Failure Risk Status” (Triage‐HFRS) algorithm in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices uses data from up to 9 device‐derived ...
Camilla Sammut‐Powell +5 more
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With advances in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, several newer implantable cardiac devices have become common in the surgical population. Multichamber pacemakers, implanted cardiac defibrillators and ventricular assist devices are frequent in ...
Murali Chakravarthy +2 more
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Trends in cardiac implantable electronic device infections: 2015 to 2019 [PDF]
Background Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) improve survival in patients with cardiac rhythm disorders but carry risks of complications, most notably major infections.
Benito Baldauf +10 more
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Review of cardiac implantable electronic device related infection
Émile Saliba,1 Emmanuelle Massie,2 Ying Tung Sia3 1Cardiology Department, Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; 2Internal Medicine Department, Hôpital Saint Luc, Montréal, QC, Canada; 3Cardiology Department,
Saliba É, Massie E, Sia YT
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Management of Gunshot Injury Involving Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device [PDF]
Background: Firearm injuries involving cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) present unique challenges. Case Summary: We report a case of a 69-year-old male with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, which directly damaged his implantable
Saad A. Ali, DO +3 more
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