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Infections Involving Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices [PDF]

, 2014
Infections of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are an emerging problem because of increasing implant rates and comorbidities. If undiagnosed and untreated, CIED infection is associated with high mortality.
Manolis, Antonis S., Rouska, Efthimia, Stampa, Maria, Perivolioti, Efstathia, Belesiotou, Eleni, Stalikas, Dimitrios, Nepka, Martha   +6 more
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Estimate and reporting of longevity for cardiac implantable electronic devices: a proposal for standardized criteria

, 2021
Background: Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are widely used according to consensus guidelines in various patient categories. The longevity of CIED is a major determinant of the frequency with which patients require device replacement ...
Landolina M., Zoni Berisso M., Calcagnini G., Mattei E., Ricci R. P., Censi F., Boriani G.   +6 more
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Technological Advances and Medical Applications of Implantable Electronic Devices: From the Heart, Brain, and Skin to Gastrointestinal Organs

Biosensors
Implantable electronic devices are driving innovation in modern medical technology and have significantly improved patients’ quality of life. This review comprehensively analyzes the latest technological trends in implantable electronic devices used in ...
Jonghyun Lee, Sung Yong Han, Young Woo Kwon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Symbiotic cardiac pacemaker

Nature Communications, 2019
Implantable medical electronic devices are limited by battery lifetime and inflexibility, but self-powered devices can harvest biomechanical energy. Here the authors demonstrate cardiac pacing and correction of sinus arrhythmia with a symbiotic cardiac ...
Han Ouyang, Zhuo Liu, Ning Li, Bojing Shi, Yang Zou, Feng Xie, Ye Ma, Zhe Li, Hu Li, Qiang Zheng, Xuecheng Qu, Yubo Fan, Zhong Lin Wang, Hao Zhang, Zhou Li   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying At‐Risk Patients for Sustained Atrial High‐Rate Episodes Using the C2HEST Score: The West Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Project

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Sustained atrial high‐rate episodes (SAHREs) among individuals with a cardiac implantable electronic device are associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes.
Yan‐Guang Li, Daniele Pastori, Kazuo Miyazawa, Farhan Shahid, Gregory Y. H. Lip   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fully Additive Vertical Organic Electrochemical Transistors on Renewable and Compostable Substrates Enable Ultrasensitive Bioelectronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fully additive vertical organic electrochemical transistors (vOECTs) with channel‐length of 226 nm on a 50 µm compostable substrate achieve >106 current modulation and ∼36 mS transconductance. Ion‐selective integration enables 1.1 mA dec−1 sensitivity and 36 µm detection limit, highlighting a scalable platform for sustainable electronics and ...
Giulia Frusconi, Samuele Lavelli, Zsolt M. Kovács‐Vajna, Fabrizio Torricelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Infections, Associated Risk Factors and Optimization in Reducing CIED Infections; An Experience of Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To determine the frequency of infections in cardiac implantable Electronic device patients, identify risk factors, and look for optimization in reducing Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device infections, with a resultant decrease in mortality ...
Ghulam Kubra, Ghazala Irfan, Syed Ghazi Abbas, Kanwal Fatima Aamir, Mir Waqas Baloch, Abdul Mueed   +5 more
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Perioperative management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
The use of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) has increased significantly in recent years. Consequently, more patients with CIEDs will undergo surgery during their lifetime, and thus the involvement of anesthesiologists in the perioperative ...
Minsu Kim, Chang Hee Kwon
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of ventricular fibrillation after implantation of a biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator: what is the mechanism?

Clinical Case Reports, 2017
Key Clinical Message Syncopal spells in heart failure patient with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) require multiple assessments.
Diego Chemello, Fernando Pivatto Júnior, Maurício Pimentel, Leandro Zimerman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source