Mortality and Costs of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Infections According to the Therapeutic Approach: A Single-Center Cohort Study.

Cardiac device infections are serious adverse events associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, significant costs, and increased healthcare utilization. The aim of this study is to calculate the costs of treatment of cardiac implantable electrostimulation device (CIED)-related infections for different types of infection (local or systemic) and therapeutic approaches. : Single-center cohort (1985-2018).

Infections in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Diagnosis and Management in a Referral Center.

Introduction And Objectives: Infections in cardiac implantable electronic devices are increasing due to the expansion of the indications of these devices. The management of some aspects is controversial. Here, we report our broad experience.

Spanish Catheter Ablation Registry. 14th Official Report of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Working Group on Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias (2014).

Introduction And Objectives: This report presents the findings of the 2014 Spanish Catheter Ablation Registry.

Methods: For data collection, each center was allowed to choose freely between 2 systems: retrospective, requiring the completion of a standardized questionnaire, and prospective, involving reporting to a central database.

Results: Data were collected from 85 centers.

Spanish Catheter Ablation Registry. 13th Official Report of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Working Group on Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias (2013).

Introduction And Objectives: This report presents the results of the 2013 Spanish Catheter Ablation Registry.

Methods: Data were collected using 2 systems: retrospectively by completing a dedicated form and prospectively by reporting to a central database. Each participating center chose 1 of the 2 data collection methods.

[Drug bradyarrhythmias as a cause of hospital admission. Study of 83 cases].

Background And Objective: The frequency and circumstances associated with drugs-induced bradiarrhythmia (DB) causing hospital admission are little known.

Patients And Method: Retrospective analyses of DB in Cardiology (CD) and Internal Medicine (IMD) Departments of a 3rd level hospital over two consecutive years.

Results: We detected 83 cases (mean age: 72.

[Normal conventional electrocardiogram with negative pharmacological stress test does not rule out Brugada syndrome].

The diagnosis of Brugada syndrome, or right bundle-branch block with an elevated ST segment and negative T waves in V1-3, is obscured by the transitory normalization of the electrocardiogram, which can be unmasked by administering sodium-channel blockers. It has been recently reported that the condition can be underdiagnosed if only conventional precordial leads are used. We present the cases of two asymptomatic patients, a mother and son, with a family history of sudden cardiac death in first-degree relatives.