The vast majority of Medicare beneficiaries with infection of a cardiac implanted electronic device (CIED) don’t have their hardware removed within 30 days, contrary to guideline recommendations, and ...
In patients with vegetative endocarditis related to cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), extracting the lead along with percutaneous mechanical debulking via vacuum aspiration of ...
Researchers analyzed the surgery outcomes of 1,386 patients who underwent a device extraction procedure due to infection at Cleveland Clinic between August 1996 and September 2012. Of this patient ...