Transvenous Lead Extraction in Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis Patients With Infected Cardiac Devices [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
In patients with cardiac implantable electronic device infection, dialysis status did not seem to add complexity to transvenous lead extraction but was independently associated with increased mortality at 1 and 6 months.

Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - January 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Barakat, A. F., Wazni, O. M., Tarakji, K. G., Callahan, T., Nimri, N., Saliba, W. I., Shah, S., Abdur Rehman, K., Rickard, J., Brunner, M. P., Martin, D. O., Kanj, M., Baranowski, B., Cantillon, D., Niebauer, M., Dresing, T., Lindsay, B. D., Wilkoff, B. L Tags: Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Pacemaker, Complications, Mortality/Survival Original Articles Source Type: research