Cardiac implantable electronic device and associated risk of infective endocarditis in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement | Zendy

Lauge Østergaard | Zendy; Nana Valeur | Zendy; Henning Bundgaard | Zendy; Gunnar Gislason | Zendy; Christian TorpPedersen | Zendy; Niels Eske Bruun | Zendy; Lars Køber | Zendy; Emil Loldrup Fosbøl | Zendy

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Cardiac implantable electronic device and associated risk of infective endocarditis in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Author(s) -

Lauge Østergaard,

Nana Valeur,

Henning Bundgaard,

Gunnar Gislason,

Christian TorpPedersen,

Niels Eske Bruun,

Lars Køber,

Emil Loldrup Fosbøl

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

ep europace

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119

H-Index - 102

eISSN - 1532-2092

pISSN - 1099-5129

DOI - 10.1093/europace/eux360

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , infective endocarditis , aortic valve replacement , endocarditis , surgery , incidence (geometry) , aortic valve , cardiology , proportional hazards model , stenosis , physics , optics

Patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) are at increased risk of infective endocarditis (IE) as are patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED). However, few data exist on the IE risk after AVR surgery in patients with a CIED.

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