Microbial growth on temporary pacemaker leads post-TAVR: pathogen spectrum and clinical implications
The presence of temporary leads does not significantly impact clinical outcomes, irrespective of bacterial growth on the lead. However, the timing and duration of sheath placement plays a crucial role in contamination incidence. Thus, temporary leads/sheaths should be placed shortly before the procedure and removed promptly to reduce the risk of contamination/infection.
Authors
- Farhad Bakhtiary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3042-7182)
- Marcel Weber
- Christopher Gestrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4180-1037)
- Thomas Beiert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-403X)
- Baravan Al‐Kassou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2967-6613)
- Sebastian Zimmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-2088)
- Jasmin Shamekhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5724-9814)
- Mustafa Mousa Basha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2225-4532)
- Georg Nickenig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2944-6033)
Institutions
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Research in Cardiology
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-024-02543-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft