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State-of-the-Art Review: Complexities in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections: A Contemporary Practical Approach Diagnosis and management of cardiac implantable electronic device infections (CIEDIs) are challenging and require a multidisciplinary team effort. This rev

Excited to share our State-of-the-Art Review: Complexities in CIED Infections: A Contemporary Practical Approch - published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections

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✍️Important question: Optimal time to place the new CIED after CIED extraction

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Screenshot of a table comparing LVAD infections to CIED infections

Screenshot of a table comparing LVAD infections to CIED infections

How do infections of LVADs differ from those of CIEDs?

@s-chesdachai.bsky.social, Larry Baddour, & Daniel DeSimone in @cidjournal.bsky.social

Also, risk of CIED infection in 1st 6 months post implantation, whereas risk of LVAD infection doesn't wane with time

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LVAD versus CIED Infections: Distinct Entities, Distinct Suppression Strategies Abstract. A distinction between infections of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is warranted as th

Thank you for sharing! Free access link here

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