Guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention and management of implantable cardiac electronic device infection. Report of a joint Working Party project on behalf of the …

JAT Sandoe, G Barlow, JB Chambers… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Infections related to implantable cardiac electronic devices (ICEDs), including pacemakers,
implantable cardiac defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, are …

The causative agents in infective endocarditis: a systematic review comprising 33,214 cases

CT Vogkou, NI Vlachogiannis, L Palaiodimos… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Infective endocarditis (IE) incidence remains high with considerable fatality rates; guidelines
for prophylaxis against IE are currently under review in some settings which highlights the …

Clinical features and changes in epidemiology of infective endocarditis on pacemaker devices over a 27-year period (1987–2013)

F Carrasco, M Anguita, M Ruiz, JC Castillo… - Europace, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Aims Use of cardiac pacing devices has grown in recent years. Our aim was to evaluate
changes in epidemiology and clinical features of infective endocarditis (IE) involving …

Guidelines for the diagnosis, management and prevention of implantable cardiac electronic device infection

JL Harrison, BD Prendergast, JAT Sandoe - Heart, 2015 - heart.bmj.com
Implantable cardiac electronic devices (ICEDs) comprise permanent pacemakers (PPMs),
implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) …

Lead-related infective endocarditis: factors influencing early and long-term survival in patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction

A Polewczyk, W Jacheć, A Tomaszewski… - Heart Rhythm, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Lead-related infective endocarditis (LRIE) is a serious infectious disease with
uncertain prognosis. Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors that …

The performance of quantitation methods in the evaluation of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection: A technical review

MJ Memmott, J James, IS Armstrong, D Tout… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Quantitative assessment of [18 F]-FDG PET/CT images has been shown to be
useful in the diagnosis of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection. This study …

Clinical manifestations of lead-dependent infective endocarditis: analysis of 414 cases

A Polewczyk, M Janion, R Podlaski… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
It is important to identify clinical manifestations of lead-dependent infective endocarditis
(LDIE), as it begins insidiously with the slow development of nonspecific symptoms. Clinical …

[PDF][PDF] Infections of cardiac implantable electronic devices: Epidemiology, classification, treatment, and prognosis

G Sławiński, E Lewicka, M Kempa, S Budrejko… - Adv Clin Exp …, 2019 - ppm.gumed.edu.pl
The increasing number of implantation procedures of implantable cardiac electronic devices
(ICEDs) leads to a substantial growth of a cohort of patients in whom complications of such a …

Evaluation of safety and feasibility of leadless pacemaker implantation following the removal of an infected pacemaker

J Zhang, L He, Q **ng, X Zhou, Y Li… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Leadless pacemakers provide safe and effective pacing options for patients
with device‐related infections. This study was aimed at observing and evaluating the safety …

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 …