Risk of skin erosion and local pocket infections in population of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices undergoing transvenous lead extraction

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Aug;33(8):1857-1862. doi: 10.1111/jce.15612. Epub 2022 Jul 8.

Authors

Anna Polewczyk^{1

2}, Wojciech Jacheć³, Andrzej Kutarski⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Clinical Immunology, Collegium Medicum of Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, Swietokrzyskie Cardiology Center, Kielce, Poland.
³ 2nd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Science in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.

PMID: 35761750
DOI: 10.1111/jce.15612

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac implantable electronic devices; pocket infection; skin erosion; transvenous lead extraction.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Defibrillators, Implantable* / adverse effects
Device Removal / adverse effects
Electronics
Heart
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial* / adverse effects
Prosthesis-Related Infections* / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections* / etiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections* / therapy
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome