Document Type
Poster
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Embargo Period
10-28-2022
Publication Date
10-28-2022
College
College of Health Professions
Department
Academic Affairs Faculty
Description
Introduction: Cardiac implantable electronic device (refers to any permanent implantable cardiac pacemaker, cardioverter defibrillator, or cardiac resynchronization therapy device. Of the more than 300, 000 individuals that receive CIED implants every year in the United States, 1% will develop a CIED infection. Methods: A search of peer reviewed literature in Scopus and PubMed from 2010 through 2022 was performed. Results: Of the 10 reviewed articles, two evaluated race and found non-white ethnicity to be a factor for CIED infection. Several reviewed articles found risk factors for CIED infection to include post operative hematoma, male gender, diabetes, renal failure or end stage renal diseases, and heart failure. Conclusion: There needs to be further research on the relationship between CIED infection and race.
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Keywords
implantable defibrillators, heart disease, racial minorities, pacemakers, infections, risk factors, ethnicity