Antibacterial Envelope Use in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Antibacterial envelopes substantially reduce pocket-related CIED infections without altering systemic infection or mortality. These findings support their selective use in patients at elevated risk, particularly those undergoing generator replacement, pocket revision, or CRT implantation.

Authors

Andreas A. Ioannides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8474-8707)
Dimitrios Pentousis
Sotirios Evangelou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-5729)
Ilias Ninios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4444-3781)
Paris Pentousis
Vlasis Ninios
Georgios E. Papadopoulos

Institutions

Interbalkan Medical Center (GR)

Publication Details

Journal: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Published: 2026-02-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.70153
Primary Topic: Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

Antibacterial Envelope Use in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Andreas A. Ioannides, Dimitrios Pentousis, Sotirios Evangelou, Ilias Ninios et al.

Feb 17, 2026

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

article

Antibacterial Envelope Use in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Andreas A. Ioannides, Dimitrios Pentousis, Sotirios Evangelou, Ilias Ninios, Paris Pentousis, Vlasis Ninios, Georgios E. Papadopoulos

February 17, 2026article en

Abstract

Antibacterial envelopes substantially reduce pocket-related CIED infections without altering systemic infection or mortality. These findings support their selective use in patients at elevated risk, particularly those undergoing generator replacement, pocket revision, or CRT implantation.

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Interbalkan Medical Center (GR)

Openalex Percentile: Top 55%

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

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