Influence of the type of pathogen on the clinical course of infectious complications related to cardiac implantable electronic devices

Abstract The specific role of the various pathogens causing cardiac implantable electronic devices-(CIEDs)-related infections requires further understanding. The data of 1241 patients undergoing transvenous lead extraction because of lead-related infective endocarditis (LRIE-773 patients) and pocket...

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Main Authors: Anna Polewczyk, Wojciech Jacheć, Luca Segreti, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Andrzej Kutarski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94168-7