Alessandra de Souza Maciel

Infections of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Diagnosis and Approach

Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva & Alessandra de Souza Maciel · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

With the expansion of the indications for implantation of cardiac electronic devices, there was an increase in these procedures and, consequently, there was an increase of the infection rate. The risk of infection depends on many factors, including device type and the number of i...