Procedure-related infection rates were similar with reconditioned and new pacemakers, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025. Explaining the ...

Procedure-related infection rates were similar to reconditioned and new pacemakers, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session at the ESC Congress 2025. Explaining the ...

Mexican doctors have safely reused donated pacemakers after sterilization, shows a study presented at the 30th Mexican Congress of Cardiology. The findings create the possibility for patients to ...

A stubborn infection, diabetes and difficult wound healing forced doctors to use leadless technology, offering hope to ...

CHICAGO, IL—Reconditioned pacemakers carry the same low infection rate as new devices out to 90 days, according to preliminary data from the international My Heart Your Heart trial. The findings ...

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 6: The Department of Cardiology, Superspeciality Hospital, Government Medical College (GMC ...

Surgical infections associated with pacemakers and defibrillators led to 3-fold increases in hospital stay, 55 percent to 118 percent higher hospitalization costs, eight- to 11-fold increase in ...

There is no increased risk of infection among patients who receive extracted and sterilized pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) compared with those given a brand-new device, ...

A randomized trial that compared previously used and new pacemakers in patients found the reconditioned devices were as safe and effective as new pacemakers, potentially offering affordable options ...

Risk of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection and resulting mortality hinged on the timing and extent of infection, which may ultimately come down to the type of procedure that the ...

UAMS patients now have a new pacemaker option that comes with a lower risk of infection. As an avid runner, Kathi Clevenger considers herself in tune with her body. When she started experiencing ...

Any resistance to the reuse of implantable devices with years of remaining life in them often come from concerns that they pose a high risk for infection in the new recipient. But decades of ...