Rising Rates of Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Infections in the United States: 1996 through 2003

作者: Andrew Voigt , Alaa Shalaby , Samir Saba

DOI: 10.1016/J.JACC.2006.05.016

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摘要: To the Editor: Clinical indications for cardiac rhythm management devices (CRMDs) have expanded dramatically. The impact of this expansion upon rates CRMD infection, a complication device therapy that often requires system explantation ([1][1]), has not been clearly defined. We hypothesized

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