Key result
Leadless pacemaker resolves symptoms without reinfection in a patient with recurrent pacemaker pocket infections.
Why the study?
Cardiac implantable electronic device infections pose a major clinical challenge, particularly in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities.
Case Report (n=1)
Leadless pacemakers offer a safe and effective alternative for patients with recurrent transvenous pacemaker infections, eliminating the need for subcutaneous pockets and transvenous leads.
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May support leadless pacemakers in recurrent infections; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Ranjith et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Elderly female patient (age 73) with symptomatic intermittent complete heart block and recurrent pacemaker pocket infections, with comorbidities including hypertension, bronchial asthma, and dyslipidemia (n=1). Leadless pacemaker implantation (Micra AV2 MC2AVR1, Medtronic) vs. Dual-chamber transvenous permanent pacemaker (prior) was evaluated on Successful leadless pacemaker implantation with no periprocedural complications and absence of recurrent device infection at 3 months, stable pacing parameters, and symptom resolution. Leadless pacemaker implantation was successful without complications and prevented reinfection with stable pacing parameters and symptom resolution at 3 months in an elderly patient with recurrent pacemaker pocket infections.
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