Morphometric parameters of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) pocket walls observed on device replacement

Morphometric parameters of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) pocket walls observed on device replacement.

BACKGROUND The final stage of a conventional de-novo cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation procedure with transvenous lead insertion involves the formation of a pocket by tissue separation superficial to the pectoralis major muscle in the right or left infraclavicular region, where the device is subsequently placed. Over time, a scar "capsule" forms around the CIED as a resu...

Lead Damage in the First-Year Following Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (Cied) Replacement: Incidence and Costs Based on Device Type.

Early diagnosis of cardiac implantable electronic device generator pocket infection using 18F-FDG-PET/CT

AIMS To examine the utility of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) in the early diagnosis of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) generator pocket infection. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 86 patients with CIEDs were evaluated with (18)F-FDG PET/CT imaging: 46 with suspected generator pocket infection and 40 without any history ...

Dual implantable electronic device therapy.

Sebastian Reif1*, Philipp Steiner2, and Ellen Hoffmann1 Department of Cardiology, Städtisches Klinikum München-Bogenhausen, Englschalkinger Str. 77, Munich 81925, Germany and Department of General Visceral, Vascular and Thorax Surgery, Städtisches Klinikum München–Bogenhausen, Englschalkinger Str. 77, Munich 81925, Germany * Corresponding author. Tel: +49 172 2497331; fax: +49 89 927

Dosimetric review of cardiac implantable electronic device patients receiving radiotherapy

A formal communication process was established and evaluated for the management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) receiving radiation therapy (RT). Methods to estimate dose to the CIED were evaluated for their appropriateness in the management of these patients. A retrospective, institutional review board (IRB) approved study of 69 patients with CIEDs treated with ...