The wearable cardioverter defibrillator as a bridge to reimplantation in patients with ICD or CRT-D-related infections

The wearable cardioverter defibrillator as a bridge to reimplantation in patients with ICD or CRT-D-related infections

Abstract Background The approach to treat device infection in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) is a challenging procedure. Optimal treatment is complete extraction of the infected device. To protect these patients f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: L. Castro, S. Pecha, M. Linder, J. Vogler, N. Gosau, C. Meyer, S. Willems, H. Reichenspurner, S. Hakmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Wearable cardioverter defibrillator
CIED-infection
ICD infection
Sudden cardiac arrest
Lead/ device extraction
Ventricular tachycardia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0669-2

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