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J Arrhythm
February 2025
Department of Cardiology Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Nagoya Japan.
Background: Removal of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is strongly recommended for CIED-related infections, and leadless pacemakers (LPs) are increasingly used for reimplantation. However, the optimal timing and safety of LP implantation after CIED removal for infection remains unclear.This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess complication rates (all-cause mortality and reinfection) when LP implantation was performed simultaneously with or after CIED removal.
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January 2025
1st Department of Arrhythmia, National Institute of Cardiology, 42 Alpejska Street, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland.
Background: Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) has become an essential component of lead management strategies, but it carries the risk of severe complications, including damage to the tricuspid valve. Currently, there are no established predictors that can help prevent these complications.
Case Summary: An 84-year-old male with a dual-chamber pacemaker was admitted to the hospital due to a pocket fistula resulting from a local infection.
Int Med Case Rep J
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, People's Republic of China.
A case of fat liquefaction and fat particles in the pacemaker pocket observed in a female patient 12 years after implantation. The patient had no symptoms and no signs of infection or other discomfort of the heart and pacemaker pocket. The biochemical analysis showed a slight increase in cardiac troponin T, 0.
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December 2024
Cardiology, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA.
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), including pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD), and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices, regulate heart rate and rhythm in patients with cardiac conditions. With an aging population, CIED-related complications, especially pacemaker pocket infections, are rising. Risk factors include frailty, older age, and superficial device fixation, while risk mitigation involves larger pocket sizes, submuscular fixation, and absorbable antibacterial envelopes.
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December 2024
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Device infection remains a dreaded and increasingly common complication of pacemaker procedures, often mandating removal of all implanted materials. Intensive wound management may be necessary following extraction, requiring multiple follow-up encounters in the outpatient setting. Here, a case of pacemaker pocket infection necessitating complete system extraction is presented.
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