Implantable cardiac devices may pose a heightened risk of infections, complications and morbidity, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. For the study, ...

Plaintiff Thelma Wood told The Star in March that the infection literally sucked the life out of her husband, Ron.

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), including pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation systems, have transformed the treatment of arrhythmias and heart failure. However, ...

Dallas, TX - Physicians treating people with pacemakers or other implanted cardiac devices who also develop Staphylococcus aureus infections should be keenly suspicious that the device will become ...

CMS’ decision to stop paying for avoidable surgical site infections following cardiac implantable electronic device procedures has forced most surveyed hospital CFOs to take action, according to a ...

ATLANTA -- For patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED)-associated infections, a shorter course of antibiotics after lead extraction may be noninferior to a longer course for ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. patients' used heart devices can be safely implanted in seriously ill heart disease patients in the developing world, a study out Monday suggests. "These devices did ...