Risk Factors Related to Infections of Implanted Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators

2007693 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Didier Klug · Lille’s Cardiology Hospital

Mamadou Balde · Lille’s Cardiology Hospital

Dominique Pavin · Lille’s Cardiology Hospital

Françoise Hidden‐Lucet · Lille’s Cardiology Hospital

Jacques Clémenty · Lille’s Cardiology Hospital

Nicolas Sadoul · Lille’s Cardiology Hospital

Jean Luc Rey

Abstract

This study identified several factors of risk of device infection and confirmed the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in recipients of new or replacement pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 116, Issue 12, pp. 1349-1355

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.678664

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