Cardiovascular implantable electronic device-related infections linked with increased risk of death

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

An association has been found between infection associated with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and increases in mortality and hospital care costs, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. The article is part of the journal's Health Care Reform series.

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