Pocket infection as a complication of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 616-618

  Calvagna, Giuseppe Mario ^a   Ceresa, Fabrizio ^b   Patanè, Salvatore ^a  

^a Cardiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Papardo Piemonte   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD); Infections; Pacemaker; Subcutaneous ICD (S ICD)

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 84914158283     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.119     Document Type: Article

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