Risk of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection and resulting mortality hinged on the timing and extent of infection, which may ultimately come down to the type of procedure that the ...

Dallas, TX - Physicians treating people with pacemakers or other implanted cardiac devices who also develop Staphylococcus aureus infections should be keenly suspicious that the device will become ...

Bethesda, MD - The rate of mechanical complications following ICD implantation is almost 50% higher when inexperienced physicians are performing the procedures, a new study shows [1]. Infections are ...