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BackgroundDevice infection is associated with increased mortality in patients receiving cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) therapy. However, long‐term mortality associated with CIED infections has not been systematically analyzed in larger studies. This study sought to determine the long‐term mortality associated with CIED infection in a large cohort of Medicare beneficiaries.
MethodsWe...
Cardiac device infections (CDIs) are a serious complication associated with the implantation of cardiac rhythm devices. However, the effect of CDI on the subsequent risk of mortality is unknown. To assess the prognostic importance of CDI in recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy – defibrillator. All patients who received their initial implantable...
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