Analysis of Outcomes in 8304 Patients Undergoing Lead Extraction for Infection

Analysis of Outcomes in 8304 Patients Undergoing Lead Extraction for Infection

Background Patients undergoing lead extraction for infected devices have worse outcomes compared with those with noninfected devices. We assessed predictors of in‐hospital mortality and procedure‐related major adverse events (MAEs) in a large cohort undergoing lead extraction. Methods and Results De...

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Main Authors: Ryan G. Aleong, Matthew M. Zipse, Christine Tompkins, Muhammad Aftab, Paul Varosy, William Sauer, David Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
lead extraction
cardiac implantable electrophysiological device infection
infection
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011473

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.011473

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