OUTCOMES OF TRANSVENOUS LEAD EXTRACTION IN NONAGENARIANS

OUTCOMES OF TRANSVENOUS LEAD EXTRACTION IN NONAGENARIANS

11 of 12 patients had pacemakers (8 dual chamber and 3 single chamber) and 1 patient had biventricular implantable cardiac defibrillator. 11 out of the 12 extractions were performed for infection: 9 had pocket infections (including 7 device erosions, 4 with bacteremia and 3 with endocarditis).

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2016-04, Vol.67 (13), p.816-816
Hauptverfasser: Tiwari, Ankur, Gupta, Ashwani, Subzposh, Faiz, McCaffrey, James, Koman, Eduard, Saltzman, Heath, Kutalek, Steven
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Clinical outcomes
Internal Medicine
Mortality
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Zusammenfassung:11 of 12 patients had pacemakers (8 dual chamber and 3 single chamber) and 1 patient had biventricular implantable cardiac defibrillator. 11 out of the 12 extractions were performed for infection: 9 had pocket infections (including 7 device erosions, 4 with bacteremia and 3 with endocarditis).
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(16)30817-8