Why the study?
Does a conventional ICD externally connected to a transvenous lead provide safe and efficacious bridging therapy in patients explanted for ICD infections?
Population
7 patients explanted for implantable converter defibrillator infections needing prolonged antibiotic…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 13 (4-30) days
Authors
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May support external ICD bridging post-explant; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before wider use.
Does a conventional ICD externally connected to a transvenous lead provide safe and efficacious bridging therapy in patients explanted for ICD infections?
Using a conventional ICD externally connected to a transvenous lead is a safe and effective bridging strategy for patients requiring prolonged antibiotic therapy after ICD explantation for infection.
Dell’Era et al. (2018) studied this question.
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