Lead Extraction of Infected Cardiovascular Implantable Devices: The Sooner, the Better?

JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Jun;7(6):764-766. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.12.018.

Authors

Pascal Defaye¹, Adrien Carabelli²

Affiliations

¹ Arrhythmia Department, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France; Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Arrhythmia Department, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France; Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France.

PMID: 34167752
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.12.018

No abstract available

Keywords: early timing; infection; lead extraction.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Defibrillators, Implantable* / adverse effects
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial* / adverse effects