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Author(s): Cristian Podoleanu , Jean-Claude Deharo Added: 3 years ago
The increasing use of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) for management of cardiac conditions has over the last few years been associated with higher infection rates.1 Expanded CIED use alone cannot account for this rise,2–4 which involves both patient- and device-related factors. Indeed patients are tending to be older and presenting with co-morbidities, while devices are becoming… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
HRS 2019: Arrhythmia Device Infection (PADIT) - Dr David Birnie
Author(s): David Birnie Added: 4 years ago
Dr David H Birnie (University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, CA) discusses updates from the Prevention of Arrhythmia Device Infection (PADIT) trial and the development of the PADIT infection risk score at HRS 2019. 1. What is the PADIT trial and what does it aim to answer? 2. What are your findings to date and what conclusions (if any) can be made? 3. What further research, in your… View more

Vascular Disease and Surgery
Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection in Patients at Risk
Author(s): Khaldoun G Tarakji , Christopher R Ellis , Pascal Defaye , et al Added: 3 years ago
Over the last few decades an increasing body of evidence has supported the role of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) including permanent pacemakers (PPMs), implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT-D [with defibrillator] and CRT-P [without defibrillator]) in improving quality of life and survival.1 In addition, there has been a… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Ep.8: How Can CIED Infection Be Prevented?
Author(s): Dan Atar , Carina Blomström-Lundqvist Added: 1 year ago
Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator have a risk of having a device-related infection. Discover in this episode which actions can be taken to reduce the risk for infection. From pre-procedure planning to post-operative care, Dan Atar, Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal ‘Cardiology’, and Carina Blomström-Lundqvist, lead author on the international consensus document addressing this… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Heart Failure
Ep. 6: Patients Stories of a CIED Infection
Author(s): Mauro Biffi , Ignacio Ferreira Gonzalez , Added: 1 year ago
When the pacemaker or the defibrillator of a patient becomes infected, and if it's not immediately treated correctly, it can be a very emotional journey for the patient. Prof Biffi and Prof Ferreira have treated many CIED infection patients and often see cases where treatment was inappropriate or unnecessarily delayed. They share two touching patient stories with Prof Nicola Montano, physician in… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Heart Failure
Ep. 2: How to Recognise and Treat CIED Infection
Author(s): Carina Blomström-Lundqvist , Archana Rao Added: 1 year ago
Although rare, infection of a pacemaker or a defibrillator is an important complication which must and can be treated effectively. Cardiac electronic implantable device (CIED) infection is a Class I indication for extraction but recent data has demonstrated that less than 2 in 10 patients receive appropriate treatment. Prof Carina Blomström-Lundqvist, Swedish Professor of Cardiology, and Dr… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Heart Failure
Author(s): Dan Atar , Carina Blomström-Lundqvist Added: 1 year ago
Although rare, the occurrence of a pacemaker or a defibrillator infection is an important complication which can and must be treated fast andeffectively.On a weekly basis the story unfolds: how to best manage cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) patients when their devicebecomes infected and gather insights from physicians with different specialties in an interactive setting. … View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Heart Failure
Author(s): Charles Kennergren Added: 3 years ago
The implantation of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) including permanent pacemakers (PPMs), implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT-D [with defibrillator] and CRT-P [with pacemaker]) devices are lifesaving procedures, and the expanding indications for device use have led to a marked increase in implantation procedures in… View more

Standards & Guidelines

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Rikke Esberg Kirkfeldt , Jens Brock Johansen , Jens Cosedis Nielsen Added: 3 years ago
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) therapy is effective and safe. However, infections related to CIED treatment may have devastating consequences, causing significant morbidity, mortality and generating considerable healthcare costs.1–6 Temporal trends in CIED treatment indicate a disproportional increase in CIED infections relative to implantation rates.1,7,8 Reasons for this trend are… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Added: 1 year ago
Although rare, the occurrence of a pacemaker or a defibrillator infection is an important complication which can and must be treated fast andeffectively.On a weekly basis the story unfolds: how to best manage cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) patients when their devicebecomes infected and gather insights from physicians with different specialties in an interactive setting.Click here to… View more