Lead extraction can be safely and successfully performed in the majority of patients, with limited life-threatening complications. However, lead extraction because of systemic infection is associated with a significantly higher risk of short- and long-term mortality.
The delay between the intervention and the clinical presentation and the fact that imaging studies may fail to diagnose hemobilia may mislead the physician. Transcatheter arterial embolization is the treatment of choice for hemobilia. It has proven to be effective and safe and it offers a long-term definitive cure.
These changes in clinical practice with a shift to primary prevention and rise in non-ICM implants caused a significant decrease in AS incidence, while IAS remained stable. Receiving AS or IAS was not an independent predictor of mortality in our real-life cohort.
Drug combinations that are associated with QT-prolongation are frequently used in the chronic psychiatric setting. Persistent efforts should be undertaken to provide caregivers with clear guidelines on how to use these drugs in a responsible and safe way.
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