More than 8 in 10 CIED infection patients are not receiving guideline-driven care

Did you miss the ACC 2022 Late-breaker in April that showed more than 8 in 10 patients were not receiving guideline driven care with CIED infections? Hear some of the primary investigators’ thoughts in these two videos and learn how you can improve patient care and save lives with timely infection identification and full CIED system extraction.

Is the issue of CIED infection and need for removal well known amongst the medical community? Video

Is the issue of CIED infection and need for removal well known amongst the medical community?

The guidelines are clear on extraction and complete hardware removal with patients who have a known device infection.
Sean Pokorney, MD, MBA

Sean Pokorney, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Director of the Arrhythmia Core Laboratory
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Why is this late-breaking clinical trial on CIED infection so important? Video

Why is this late-breaking clinical trial on CIED infection so important?

While there are a lot of studies that focus on treatment for device infection in single centers or single health systems, there are very few analyses that look at the management of CIED infection across an entire country.
Jonathan Piccini, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FHRS

Jonathan Piccini, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FHRS

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Duke University Medical Center