Nonvalvular cardiovascular device-related infections
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
- Pacemaker: 0.13% to 19.9%
- Defibrillator: 0% to 3.2%
- LVAD: 25% to 70%
- Ventriculoatrial shunt: 2.4% to 9.4%
- Vascular grafts: 1% to 6%
- Intra-aortic balloon pumps: 5% to 26%
- Arterial closure device: 1.9%
- Vena cava filter: rare
- Coronary artery stents: rare
- Peripheral stent: rare
- PDA, ASD, VSD Occlusion device: rare