Endocarditis del marcapasos

Abstract

In the last years an increment has taken place in the pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator indications that will have as consequence an increase of the prevalence of endocarditis associated to intravascular devices, for what acquires special relevance for the clinician to know this entity and to include it in his differential diagnoses. The objective of this article is to describe the epidemiology, clinic characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of the pacemaker endocarditis.

Cost-Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Perspective From Argentina

“…Second, the long-term component consists of a Markov model, which considers the long-term benefits offered by CRT, namely reduction in hospitalization and mortality. The model also considers complications from battery replacement and device infection (14). CRT did not demonstrate a clear improvement in NYHA FC in patients with mild HF symptoms, therefore, we did not use heath states based on functional class (2).…”