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Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection: From an Infection Prevention Perspective

A cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) is indicated for patients with severely reduced ejection fraction or with life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Infection related to a CIED is one of the most feared complications of this life-saving device. The rate of CIED infection has been estimated...

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Autores principales: Sastry, Sangeeta, Rahman, Riaz, Yassin, Mohamed H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26550494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/357087